Lie of the Land

Challenging Received Wisdom on the African Environment
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-0-85255-409-8
Verlag: James Currey

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 256 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 369 g

Reihe: African Issues

Questions the reasoning behind Western images of the environmental destruction taking place in Africa.

This book addresses the issue of how environmental orthodoxies become established, and what the alternative and appropriate approaches for policy-making are. It shows that many of the established orthodoxies are ill-conceived or represent the interests of certain powerful groups.
The editors draw together material from 11 key case studies across the continent which use first hand research in different ecological zones.

Melissa Leach & RobinMearns are Fellows at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex

Published in association with the International African Institute

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mearns, Robin

Leach, Melissa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien