Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa / edited by Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney.

Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAbingdon ; New York : Earthscan from Routledge, 2013.
Descriptionxxii, 281 pages : illustrations, maps
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Other author/creatorWood, Adrian P.
Other author/creatorDixon, Alan, 1972-
Other author/creatorMcCartney, Matthew P.
Other author/creatorProQuest (Firm)
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012048134

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