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Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa / edited by Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wetland management--Africa.
- Wetland management.
- Wetlands--Economic aspects--Africa.
- Wetlands.
- Wetland agriculture--Africa.
- Wetland agriculture.
- Sustainable development--Africa.
- Sustainable development.
- Ecosystem services--Africa.
- Ecosystem services.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon [England] ; New York : Earthscan from Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered, arguing for an approach which is more people focused. The authors stress the need for Integrated Water Resource Management and landscape approaches. Drawing on nine empirical case studies, this book highlights the different ways in which sustainable use of wetlands has been sought, each case focusing on specific issues about wetlands, agriculture and livelihoods.
- Contents:
- Putting people into wetlands / Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney
- The value of wetlands for livelihood support in Tanzania and Zambia / Matthew McCartney
- Catchments and wetlands: a functional landscape approach to sustainable use of seasonal wetlands in central Malawi / Adrian Wood and Patrick Thawe
- Local institutions, social capital and sustainable wetland management: experiences from western Ethiopia / Alan Dixon, Afework Hailu and Tilahun Semu
- The emergence of a systemic view for the sustainable governance and use of wetlands in complex and transforming environments: experiences from Craigieburn, South Africa / Sharon Pollard and Derek du Toit
- Assessing the ecological sustainability of wetland cultivation: experiences from Zambia and Malawi / Donovan Kotze
- Sustainable management of wetlands for livelihoods: Uganda's experiences and lessons / Barbara Nakangu and Robert Bagyenda
- Managing a Ramsar site to support agriculture and fisheries: Lake Chilwa, Malawi / Daniel Jamu and Lisa Rebelo
- Agriculture, livelihoods and fadama restoration in northern Nigeria / Adamu Tanko
- Wetlands and rice development in West Africa / Paul Kiepe and Jonne Rodenburg
- Conclusions: transforming wetland livelihoods / Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-47062-X
- 1-84971-412-6
- 1-136-47063-8
- 0-203-12869-9
- 9780203128695
- OCLC:
- 852757413
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