Pastoralism and development in Africa dynamic change at the margins
Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The finger of blame has been pointed in numerous directions: to the changing climate, to environmental degradation, to overpopulation, to geopolitic...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. :
Taylor & Francis
2013
2013. |
Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Pathways to Sustainability
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654551306719 |
Sumario: | Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The finger of blame has been pointed in numerous directions: to the changing climate, to environmental degradation, to overpopulation, to geopolitics and conflict, to aid agency failures, and more. But it is not all disaster and catastrophe. Many successful development efforts at 'the margins' often remain hidden, informal, sometimes illegal; and rarely in line with standard development prescriptions. If we shift our gaze from the capital ci |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781136255847 9781283861939 9781136255854 9780203105979 |