Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods and a driver of poverty and hunger, particularly in the tropics. Many poor people in developing countries are ill equipped to cope with seasonal variations which can lead to drought or flood and consequences for agriculture, employment, food supply and the spread of disease. The subject has assumed increasing importance as climate change and other forms of development disrupt established seasonal patterns and variations.

This book is the first systematic study of seasonality for over twenty years, and it aims to revive academic interest and policy awareness of this crucial but neglected issue. Thematic chapters explore recent shifts with profound implications for seasonality, including climate change, HIV/AIDS, and social protection. Case study chapters explore seasonal dimensions of livelihoods in Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi), Asia (Bangladesh, China, India), and Latin America (Peru). Others assess policy responses to adverse seasonality, for example through irrigation, migration and seasonally-sensitive education. The book also includes innovative tools for monitoring seasonality, which should enable more appropriate responses.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robert Chambers 1. Seasonality, rural livelihoods and development: Editorial introduction Stephen Devereux, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Richard Longhurst Section 1 Seasonal lives A rainy day Dee Jupp 2. What happened to the seasons? Farmers’ perceptions and meteorological observations of changing seasonality John Magrath, Steve Jennings 3. Month of birth and children’s health in India Michael Lokshin, Sergiy Radyakin 4. Seasonal hunger, famine and the dynamics of HIV in Malawi Michael Loevinsohn 5. Seasonal poverty: Integrated, overlooked and therefore opportunity Robert Chambers Section 2 Seasonal livelihoods Dreading the monsoon Anirudh Krishna 6. Investigating seasonality and poverty: The 2004/05 Malawi Integrated Household Survey Ephraim W. Chirwa, Andrew Dorward, Marcella Vigneri 7. The stabilizing effect of irrigation on seasonal expenditure: Evidence from rural Andhra Pradesh Edoardo Masset 8. Seasonal dimensions of household wellbeing and labour migration in rural southern China Shijun Ding, Haitao Wu, Yuping Chen 9. Off-farm work in the Peruvian Altiplano: Seasonal and geographic considerations for agricultural and development policies Cecilia Turin, Corinne Valdivia Section 3 Seasonal awareness Ode to the Seasons conference (1978) Robert Chambers Sonnet for the Seasonality Revisited conference (2009) Robert Chambers 10. Food affordability: Dealing with seasonal variation of purchasing power Helene Berton, Jennie Hilton, Anna Taylor 11. Modelling seasonality in household income using the Household Economy Approach Charles Rethman 12. Re-tooling for seasonality: Seasonally sensitive disaster risk assessment in Ethiopia Tanya Boudreau, Mark Lawrence 13. Water-bound geographies of seasonality: Investigating seasonality, water and wealth in Ethiopia through the Water Economy for Livelihoods (WELS) approach Lorraine Coulter, Zemede Abeba, Seifu Kebede, Eva Ludi, Belay Zeleke Section 4 Seasonal policies Stabilising food prices in the hungry season Stephen Devereux 14. How planning for seasonality can reduce extreme poverty: Lessons from the Chars Livelihoods Programme (2004–2010), Bangladesh Kate Conroy, Catherine Vignon 15. Conceptualizing seasonal financial market failures in rural household models Andrew Dorward 16. Seasonality and access to education in sub-Saharan Africa Sierd Hadley 17. From seasonal lives towards a-seasonal living: Building seasonality into risk management response Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Stephen Devereux

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Stephen Devereux
Editors:	Stephen Devereux
Authors:	Richard Longhurst • Rachel Sabates-Wheeler
Editors:	Rachel Sabates-Wheeler • Richard Longhurst
Foreword by:	Robert Chambers
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84971-325-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84971-325-1
Barcode:	9781849713252

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