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Working the Sahel : Environment and Society in Northern Nigeria

Adams, W.M. [Verfasser] ; Mortimore, M.J.

1st ed.

Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2005

Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

1 Online-Ressource (245 pages)

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978-0-203-98326-3 ; 978-0-415-14096-6

RS 45844

 

Nigeria, Nord  Sahel  Lebensbedingungen  Humanökologie  Wüste  Desertifikation 

 

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.