| Lie of the Land: Challenging Received Wisdom on the African Environment Contributor(s): Leach, Melissa (Editor), Mearns, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0852554095 ISBN-13: 9780852554098 Publisher: James Currey OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Literary Collections | African |
| Dewey: 363.700 |
| LCCN: 96049147 |
| Series: African Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.73 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses the issue of how environmental orthodoxies become established, and what the alternative and appropriate approaches for policy-making are. It shows that many of the established orthodoxies are ill-conceived or represent the interests of certain powerful groups. The editors draw together material from 11 key case studies across the continent which use first hand research in different ecological zones. Melissa Leach & RobinMearns are Fellows at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex Published in association with the International African Institute |