Roots in the African Dust

Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands

Michael Mortimore (University of Cambridge)

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English

Cambridge University Press
16 November 1998

Human geography; Management of land & natural resources; Sustainability

The 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 timely and remarkably clear synthesis of much of the best work that has emerged over the past decade.

By: Michael Mortimore (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780521451734
ISBN 10: 0521451736
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 16 November 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Roots in the African Dust: Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands

'... admirably demonstrates how both herders and farmers recognise and act upon environmental variability in their short and long-term decision making.' Cambridge Anthropology