Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa / edited by Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney.

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Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:xxii, 281 p. :; ill., maps.
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Table of 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.