Misreading the African Landscape: Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic (African Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Misreading the African Landscape: Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic (African Studies) Book

African forest landscapes are often considered as degraded. However, this fascinating 1996 study reveals how inhabitants have enriched their land when scientists believe they have damaged it. It provides a framework for ecological anthropology, and a challenge to old assumptions about the African landscape.Read More

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    West African landscapes are generally considered as degraded, especially on the forest edge. This unique study shows how wrong that view can be, by revealing how inhabitants have enriched their land when scientists believe they have degraded it. Historical and anthropological methods demonstrate how intelligent African farmers' own land management can be, while scientists and policy makers have misunderstood the African environment. The book provides a new framework for ecological anthropology, and a challenge to old assumptions about the African landscape.

  • 0521564999
  • 9780521564991
  • James Fairhead, Melissa Leach
  • 17 October 1996
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 374
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