AFRICAN SAVANNAS by Thomas J. Bassett (Editor), Donald Crummey (Editor) ( 9780852554241 )

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Title:

AFRICAN SAVANNAS
GLOBAL NARRATIVES AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

By:

Thomas J. Bassett (Editor), Donald Crummey (Editor)

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Paperback

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0852554249

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9780852554241

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Publisher:

JAMES CURREY

Pub. date:

1 March, 2003

Pages:

288

Description:

This work outlines the importance of local knowledge for understanding environmental change.

Synopsis:

African farmers and herders modify landscapes in far more subtle and unexpected ways than commonly depicted in environment and development debates. This interdisciplinary collection uses collaborative research from the major savanna regions which stretch across Africa to make its case, and covers topics such as land users and landscapes, pastoral ecologies and policy, producers and resources. Environmental thinking about Africa is dominated by narratives of degradation and chaos. The contributors demonstrate that the empirical foundations of such long-held views are shaky at best.

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34 Line drawings, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white

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James Currey

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