Studies in East African Geography and Development / edited by S. H. Ominde.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ominde, S. H. (Simeon Hongo), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa, East--Geography.

Africa, East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.) : num. photographs, num. figures

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1971]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

PHOTOGRAPHS

LIST OF FIGURES

S. J. K. BAKER / A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

1 Geography & African Development

2 Geomorphological Mapping

3 Evolution of Meander Traits in the Basin of Lake Victoria

4 Climate & Development

5 Land Use & Ecological Problems

6 East African Ports

7 Geography & Economic Integration

8 The Lakes of Uganda

9 Climate & Crop-Potential in Uganda

10 The Population Mapping of Uganda

11 Agricultural Changes in Bunyoro 1954-68

12 Drainage Evolution in Kenya

13 The Semi-Arid & Arid Lands of Kenya

14 Settlement & Rural Development in Kenya

15 Machakos Land & Population Problems

16 Population & Food in West & Central Kenya

17 Rural Economy in West Kenya

18 Location & Structure of Kenya's Industries

19 Population in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

20 Agricultural Vermin in Tanzania

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Apr 2021)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520328211

0520328213

OCLC:

1243310535