{"product_id":"roots-in-the-african-dust-sustaining-the-sub-saharan-drylands-paperback-9780521457859","title":"Roots in the African Dust; Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands (Paperback) 9780521457859","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoots in the African Dust\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revisionist study of dryland Africa which synthesises much of the best work of past years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Mortimore (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521457859, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 September 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  12 maps  24 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'…  admirably demonstrates how both herders and farmers recognise and act upon environmental variability in their short and long-term decision making.' Cambridge Anthropology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe image of Africa in the modern world has come to be shaped by perceptions of the drylands and their problems of poverty, drought, degradation, and famine. Michael Mortimore offers an alternative and revisionist thesis, dismissing on theoretical and empirical grounds the conventional view of runaway desertification, driven by population growth and inappropriate land use. In its place he suggests a more optimistic model of sustainable land use, based on researched case studies from East and West Africa where indigenous technological adaptation has put population growth and market opportunities to advantage. He also proposes a more appropriate set of policy priorities to support dryland peoples in their efforts to sustain land and livelihoods. The result is a remarkably clear synthesis of much of the best work that has emerged over past years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Global perspectives on Africa's drylands\u003cbr\u003e 3. A smallholder's perspective\u003cbr\u003e 4. Risk in the rangelands\u003cbr\u003e 5. Risk for the farmer\u003cbr\u003e 6. Risk for the household\u003cbr\u003e 7. Degradation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Intensification\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conservation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Systems in transition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20geography%20%5BRGC%5D%22\"\u003eRGC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002174656792,"sku":"9780521457859","price":28.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521451734_a5b8276b-e6ea-4d83-b82e-f2b6a7f1fa52.jpg?v=1691382362","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/roots-in-the-african-dust-sustaining-the-sub-saharan-drylands-paperback-9780521457859","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}