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Beyond the Woodfuel Crisis - People, land and trees in Africa (Paperback)
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Beyond the Woodfuel Crisis - People, land and trees in Africa (Paperback)
Series: Energy and Infrastructure Set
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People scratching a living from parched land, women walking miles
for scraps of firewood are both familiar images of Africa. But, in
many places, people, with the help of governments and aid agencies,
are putting the land into good shape, growing more food and
creating a healthy cover of trees. This book joins the literature
of hope by looking at these advances from the viewpoint of the
energy crisis of the poor. This crisis can only be solved by going
beyond the narrow confines of energy to consider all the needs of
local people and the potential for change. Drawing on a wide range
of case histories, the authors describe the gains in farming and
forestry and woodfuel supply that have come about through this
broader, people-centered approach. They also write about woodfuel
prices, markets and other key elements of survival strategies for
the cities. Huge efforts will be needed to recover from the
failures of the past, but Leach and Mearns show that important
lessons are at last being learned and that new roads to success can
be mapped. Originally published in 1988
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