Author: Tor Arve Benjaminsen
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9789171064769
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Through a number of case studies from the West African Sahel, this book links and explores natural resources management from the perspectives of politics, property and production.
Author: Victor R. Squires
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Published: 2010-07-07
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 1848263716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management is a component of Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Rangelands comprise over forty percent of the earth's land surface and, as one of the most prevalent land systems on the planet, rangelands are critical habitats for myriad plant and animal species and form many of the world's major watersheds Rangelands are categorized in two distinct ways: (a) as a type of land or (b) a type of (land) use. This theme with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses about Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management in several related topics. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Author: Robin H. Palmer
Publisher: Oxfam
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 0855983914
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Questions of land tenure and land reform, and their impact on poor and vulnerable communities, are of vital importance throughout Southern and Eastern Africa. From the vast literature on the subject, Robin Palmer has selected and summarized more than 300 recent books, articles, academic theses, and reports of conferences and workshops. This survey includes studies of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In addition to major sections on economic and legal issues, special sections feature studies of Land and Pastoralism, and Land and Women.
Author: Jean-Marie Baland
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9789251037287
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Stress is then laid on the global context within which user groups operate, including the nature and the forms of state intervention and the effects of increasing market integration. To date, this context has generally been uncongenial to community-based resource management; therefore, the authors recommend that, whenever a co-management approach is feasible, the concrete institutional form adopted is tailored to the specific features of local cultures.
Author: Simeon Ehui
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9290532653
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