Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... degradation at landscape scale. For example, use of near infrared spectrometry to assess soil quality and land degradation over wide areas has been able to provide evidence of the extent of degradation in the Nyando River Basin of Kenya ...
... degradation at landscape scale. For example, use of near infrared spectrometry to assess soil quality and land degradation over wide areas has been able to provide evidence of the extent of degradation in the Nyando River Basin of Kenya ...
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... degradation, especially in Africa. Several studies question the extent of land degradation, providing examples of particular cases where land conditions have improved in recent history (Tiffen et al., 1994; Fairhead and Leach, 1996 ...
... degradation, especially in Africa. Several studies question the extent of land degradation, providing examples of particular cases where land conditions have improved in recent history (Tiffen et al., 1994; Fairhead and Leach, 1996 ...
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... degradation is the inevitable result of population pressure and poverty and suggests that drastic action by governments is required to address it (Hoben, 1995; Leach and Mearns, 1996; Bassett and Crummey, 2003; Keeley and Scoones, 2003) ...
... degradation is the inevitable result of population pressure and poverty and suggests that drastic action by governments is required to address it (Hoben, 1995; Leach and Mearns, 1996; Bassett and Crummey, 2003; Keeley and Scoones, 2003) ...
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... degradation in developing countries (see Brons et al., Chapter 3, this volume). The sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF), promoted by the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID), emphasizes the role of ...
... degradation in developing countries (see Brons et al., Chapter 3, this volume). The sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF), promoted by the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID), emphasizes the role of ...
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... degradation? 3. What key factors determine which livelihood strategies and development pathways have been/are being pursued by individuals, households and communities in different contexts of LFAs? What has been the role of policies ...
... degradation? 3. What key factors determine which livelihood strategies and development pathways have been/are being pursued by individuals, households and communities in different contexts of LFAs? What has been the role of policies ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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