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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon [England] ; ; New York : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.918153096
• Soggetto topico: Wetland management - Africa; Wetlands - Economic aspects - Africa; Wetland agriculture - Africa; Sustainable development - Africa; Ecosystem services - Africa
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DixonAlan B McCartneyMatthew P WoodAdrian P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa
• ISBN: 1-84971-412-6; 1-136-47063-8; 0-203-12869-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462627903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II