Working the Sahel : environment and society in northern Nigeria / Michael Mortimore and William M. Adams.
This book looks at how people in the semi-arid conditions of the Sahel cope with their harsh environment. It draws on four years of field research with farmers in the Sahelian region and builds on work with these communities over several decades. Reporting on studies of four village communities, it...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1999.
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| Series: | Routledge research global environmental change series ;
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| Summary: | This book looks at how people in the semi-arid conditions of the Sahel cope with their harsh environment. It draws on four years of field research with farmers in the Sahelian region and builds on work with these communities over several decades. Reporting on studies of four village communities, it shows how people work to achieve sustainable livelihoods and emphasises that there can be development without disaster. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203983263 0203983262 9780415140966 041514096X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |