African Savannas

Global Narratives and Local Knowledge of Environmental Change

Thomas J. Bassett, Donald Crummey (Author), Donald Crummey (Author)

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English

James Currey
20 March 2003

Regional studies; Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra; Management of land & natural resources; Conservation of the environment

This work outlines the importance of local knowledge for understanding environmental change. African farmers and herders modify landscapes in far more subtle and unexpected ways than commonly depicted in environment and development debates. This interdisciplinary collection uses collaborative research from the major savanna regions which stretch across Africa to make its case, and covers topics such as land users and landscapes, pastoral ecologies and policy, producers and resources. Environmental thinking about Africa is dominated by narratives of degradation and chaos. The contributors demonstrate that the empirical foundations of such long-held views are shaky at best.

By: Donald Crummey (Author)
Edited by: Thomas J. Bassett, Donald Crummey (Author)
Imprint: James Currey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 496g
ISBN: 9780852554241
ISBN 10: 0852554249
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 20 March 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas J. Bassett is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign; Donald Crummey is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Reviews for African Savannas: Global Narratives and Local Knowledge of Environmental Change

... African farmers appear as 'knowedgeable and responsible environmental managers, as actors rather than victims' .... the pragmatic focus on policy and on mis-conceptions of policy-makers, is both sound and useful... - -- Gregory Maddox * JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY * ...students of African environmental change will find in this book richly detailed local studies that engage with broad debates... - -- Monica van Beusekom * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW * A very readable and nicely presented volume... the case studies detail much needed empirical work towards understanding the events and processes that lead to landscape change at the local and regional level. * LUCAS BULLETIN *