Climate change adaptation in Africa : an historical ecology

1. Verfasser: Oba, Gufu.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Routledge advances in climate change research
Schlagworte:
Climatic changes > Africa, Eastern.
Climatic changes > Horn of Africa.
Herders > Africa, Eastern > History.
Herders > Horn of Africa > History.
Pastoral systems > Environmental aspects > Africa, Eastern.
Pastoral systems > Environmental aspects > Horn of Africa.
Pastoral systems > Africa, Eastern > History.
Pastoral systems > Horn of Africa > History.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • An historical ecological framework
  • Rock art pastoralists : historical ecology of adaptations
  • Pastoralism, space, time and knowledge : the social and ecological perspectives
  • Coastal commerce-interior caravan trade : pastoralists participation ca. AD 600-1900
  • Origin of the ancient well technology : historical hypotheses
  • Droughts, famine, locusts and epidemics : centuries of adaptations
  • The nineteenth and twentieth century environmental changes : European journal narratives
  • Adaptations to climate variability, grazing and water scarcities in the southern lowlands c. 1908-1962 : a case study
  • Challenges to future climate change adaptations : some propositions
  • Conclusion.

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