Roots in the African Dust : Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands
Roots in the African Dust : Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands
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'... admirably demonstrates how both herders and farmers recognise and act upon environmental variability in their short and long-term decision making.' Cambridge Anthropology
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"This is a concise book, synthesizing a vast range of material...The claims made result from careful comparative work and trustworthy local field investigation; there are no empty assertions here. Mortimore is one of the discipline's most adept and rigourous practitioners of local level cultural ecology." The Professional Geographer
Roots in the African Dust : Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands
Roots in the African Dust: Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands,Michael Mortimore,Cambridge University Press,0521451736,Africa - General,Africa, Sub-Saharan,Agriculture - General,Agriculture Of Developing Countries,Arid regions agriculture,Desert Agriculture,Desert resources development,Desertification,Development - Sustainable Development,History - General History,History: World,Sustainable development,Technology,Water Supply,Africa,Arid regions agriculture--Africa, Sub-Saharan,Human geography,Management of land & natural resources,Social Science / Human Geography,Sustainability
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