Societies and Nature in the Sahel

by Philippe Lavigne Delville, Emmanuel Gregoire, Pierre Janin, Jean Koechlin, Claude Raynaut

Overview

This book explores the links between environment and social systems in the Sahel, integrating ecological, demographic, economic, technical, social and cultural factors. Examining the conditions for land occupation and natural resource use, it offers a conceptual and practical approach to social organization and environmental management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415141024
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/1996
Series:	Routledge/SEI Global Environment and Development Series
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1560L (what's this?)

About the Author

Claude Raynaut is a Researcher at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Bordeaux, France; Philippe Lavigne Delville is a Researcher at the Research and Study Group on Techniques (GRET), France; Jean Koechlin is a Professor of Biogeography, Michel Montaigne University, Bordeaux, France; Pierre Janin is a Researcher at the French Institute for Development in Cooperation (ORSTOM), France; Emmanuel Grégoire is a Researcher at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Bordeaux, France.

Table of Contents

1 THE BIRTH OF THE LAND QUESTION 11 THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2 THE EMANCIPATION OF THE WORKFORCE 12 CONCLUSION: RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETY AND NATURE—THEIR DYNAMICS, DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY

Editorial Reviews

Combines history, sociology, and anthropology in order to understand more clearly the nature and functioning of societies in semi-arid West Africa. Topics include ecological conditions and degradation factors in the Sehel; populations and land; past and present major Sahelian trade networks; complementary and competing uses of the land; Sahelian agrarian systems; the diversity of farming practices; Sahelian social systems; the transformation of social relations and the management of natural resources; and relations between society and nature. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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