| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 281 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Wetland management -- Africa.
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Wetlands -- Economic aspects -- Africa.
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Wetland agriculture -- Africa.
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Sustainable development -- Africa.
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Ecosystem services -- Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wood, Adrian P.
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Dixon, Alan B.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781849714112 (hbk) |
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9781849714129 (pbk) |
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9780203128695 (electronic bk.) |
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