Living with Uncertainty - New Directions in Pastoral Development in Africa (Paperback)

The last few years have seen a major rethinking of some of the hallowed assumptions of range ecology and range management practice. The utility of terms such as "vegetarian succession", "carrying capacity" and "desertification" are being reassessed, particularly for the dry rangelands which are dominated by highly variable rainfall and episodic, chance events such as drought.;"Living With Uncertainty" examines the management and policy implications of this new ecological thinking for pastoral development in dryland areas. With examples drawn from all over Africa, the book examines the consequences of living with uncertainty for pastoral development planning, range and fodder management, drought responses, livestock marketing, resource tenure, institutional development and pastoral administration. By offering new directions for field development workers, researchers and policy planners, "Living With Uncertainty" illustrates, in practical terms, a future for pastoral development in dryland Africa that both recognizes the importance of pastoral livelihoods and the significance of environmental variability.

General

Imprint:	ITDG Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	June 1994
Editors:	Ian Scoones
Dimensions:	228 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-235-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	1-85339-235-9
Barcode:	9781853392351

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