| Roots in the African Dust: Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands Contributor(s): Mortimore, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511560060 ISBN-13: 9780511560064 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.736 |
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| Publisher Description: The traditional image of contemporary Africa is of a continent dogged by poverty, drought, degradation and famine. This study, drawing on the best work of the past decade and based on researched case studies from East and West Africa, rejects the notion of runaway desertification, driven by population growth and inappropriate land use. It suggests a more optimistic model of sustainable land use and an appropriate set of policy priorities to support dryland peoples in their efforts to sustain land and livelihoods. |