Highland sanctuary : environmental history in Tanzania's Usambara Mountains / Christopher A. Conte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conte, Christopher Allan.

Series:

Ohio University Press series in ecology and history.

Ohio University Press series in ecology and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Tanzania--Usambara Mountains--History.

Human ecology.

Mountain ecology--Tanzania--Usambara Mountains--History.

Mountain ecology.

Geographical perception--Tanzania--Usambara Mountains--History.

Geographical perception.

Landscape assessment--Tanzania--Usambara Mountains--History.

Landscape assessment.

Usambara Mountains (Tanzania)--History.

Usambara Mountains (Tanzania).

Usambara Mountains (Tanzania)--Colonization.

Usambara Mountains (Tanzania)--Environmental conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For More Than A Century, The World has recognized the extraordinary biological diversity of the forests of Tanzania's Usambara Mountains. As international attention has focused on forest conservation, farmers, foresters, biologists, and the Tanzanian state have realized that only complex negotiations will save these treasured, but rapidly disappearing, landscapes. Highland Sanctuary unravels the complex interactions among agriculture, herding, forestry, the colonial state, and the landscape itself. In his examination of the region's history of ecological transformation, Christopher Conte demonstrates how these forces have combined to create an ever-changing mosaic of forest and field. His study illuminates the debate over conservation, arguing that contingency and chance, the stuff of human history, have shaped forests in ways that rival the power of nature. In Highland Sanctuary, the forest becomes part of human history, rather than something outside of it. Highland Sanctuary cuts through a legacy of contention and ill will to inform contemporary conservation initiatives. Professor Conte explains how ecological changes take divergent paths in similar environments, in this case on

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Acknowledgments

1 Forming the Highland Sanctuary

2 Humanity's Imprint

3 Colonial Science and Agricultural Development at Kwai and Amani

4 Seeking the Good Forest

5 Transforming the Agricultural Landscape

6 Agriculture and the State

7 Preserving the Usambaras in Independent Tanzania

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and index.

ISBN:

0-8214-4167-1

OCLC:

228136595