Conflict, social capital, and managing natural resources : a West African case study / edited by Keith M. Moore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moore, Keith M.

SANREM.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Africa, West--Management.

Natural resources.

Land tenure--Environmental aspects--Africa, West.

Land tenure.

Grazing--Environmental aspects--Africa, West.

Grazing.

Soil conservation--Africa, West.

Soil conservation.

Sustainable agriculture--Africa, West.

Sustainable agriculture.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa, West.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Conflict management--Africa, West.

Conflict management.

Sustainable development--Africa, West.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the product of a research programme into sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. It focuses on the transition from agricultural and pastoral systems of arid and semi-arid regions of West Africa to more intensified agricultural and animal husbandry systems. Both technological options and decision tools are analysed, and a replicable methodology for building social capital within a rural community in the Inland Delta of the Niger River is presented. Fundamentally, this text presents a solid point of reference for a case study based on a research based development pr

Contents:

Conflict and agropastoral development in the Sahel / Keith M. Moore ... [et al]

The lifescape : production systems and social institutions / Salmana Cisse, Keith M. Moore, and Charlene Brewster

Landscape and soil characteristics of Madiama Commune / Oumarou Badini and Lassana Dioni

Investigation into the movements of cattle, sheep, and goat herds through the Commune of Madiama / Adama Ballo and Abdoul Karim Ouattara

Land use changes in Madiama Commune / Randolph H. Wynne ... [et al.]

Participatory landscape, lifescape appraisal / Julia Earl and Amadou Kodio

Building social infrastructure for sustainable development / Keith M. Moore, Salmana Cisse, and Abdoulaye Toure

Conflict management training / Jeff Goebel, Catherine Ampagoomian, and Abdoulaye Toure

Holistic management applied to SANRM research and development in Madiama / Sam Bingham

Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of soil fertility / Todd Crane and Boureima Traore

Biophysical assessment of alternative soil fertility technologies through modeling / Oumarou Badini, Boureima Traore, and Mohamed Sidi Mohamed Toure

An economic evaluation of alternative soil management technologies / Peter Wyeth ... [et al.]

Economic linkages among occupational groups in the Commune of Madiama / Charlene Brewster ... [et al.]

Dry season feed supplements : the potential role of Cassia tora / Meriem El Hadj ... [et al.]

Controlled grazing : botanical response and animal performance / Ozzie abaye ... [et al.]

Social capital and improved NRM / Keith M. Moore and Salmana Cisse

What we have learned / Keith M. Moore, Charlene Brewster, and Michael Bertelsen.

Notes:

"Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM), Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-90835-1

9786610908356

0-85199-071-1

OCLC:

437183009