Conflict, social capital, and managing natural resources [[electronic resource] ] : a West African case study / / edited by Keith M. Moore

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7/0966
• Soggetto topico: Natural resources - Africa, West - Management; Land tenure - Environmental aspects - Africa, West; Grazing - Environmental aspects - Africa, West; Soil conservation - Africa, West; Sustainable agriculture - Africa, West; Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa, West; Conflict management - Africa, West; Sustainable development - Africa, West
• Altri autori: MooreKeith M
• Note generali: "Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM), Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP)."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Conflict and agropastoral development in the Sahel / Keith M. Moore ... [et al] -- The lifescape : production systems and social institutions / Salmana Cissé, Keith M. Moore, and Charlene Brewster -- Landscape and soil characteristics of Madiama Commune / Oumarou Badini and Lassana Dioni -- Investigation into the movements of cattle, sheep, and goat herds through the Commune of Madiama / Adama Ballo and Abdoul Karim Ouattara -- Land use changes in Madiama Commune / Randolph H. Wynne ... [et al.] -- Participatory landscape, lifescape appraisal / Julia Earl and Amadou Kodio -- Building social infrastructure for sustainable development / Keith M. Moore, Salmana Cissé, and Abdoulaye Touré -- Conflict management training / Jeff Goebel, Catherine Ampagoomian, and Abdoulaye Touré -- Holistic management applied to SANRM research and development in Madiama / Sam Bingham -- Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of soil fertility / Todd Crane and Boureima Traoré -- Biophysical assessment of alternative soil fertility technologies through modeling / Oumarou Badini, Boureima Traoré, and Mohamed Sidi Mohamed Touré -- An economic evaluation of alternative soil management technologies / Peter Wyeth ... [et al.] -- Economic linkages among occupational groups in the Commune of Madiama / Charlene Brewster ... [et al.] -- Dry season feed supplements : the potential role of Cassia tora / Meriem El Hadj ... [et al.] -- Controlled grazing : botanical response and animal performance / Ozzie abaye ... [et al.] -- Social capital and improved NRM / Keith M. Moore and Salmana Cissé -- What we have learned / Keith M. Moore, Charlene Brewster, and Michael Bertelsen.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is the product of a research programme into sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. It focuses on the transition from agricultural and pastoral systems of arid and semi-arid regions of West Africa to more intensified agricultural and animal husbandry systems. Both technological options and decision tools are analysed, and a replicable methodology for building social capital within a rural community in the Inland Delta of the Niger River is presented. Fundamentally, this text presents a solid point of reference for a case study based on a research based development pr
• Titolo autorizzato: Conflict, social capital, and managing natural resources
• ISBN: 1-280-90835-1; 9786610908356; 0-85199-071-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784228403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II