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Rebuilding the local landscape: environmental management in Burkina Faso

1999; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 37; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.37-1635

1943-5975

Chris Howorth,

French Urban and Social Studies

Part 1 The resilience of the peasantry in Burkhina Faso (or les paysannes sont fortes): Burkhina Faso physical geography population history and politics economy history, environment and movement in West Africa the peasant mode of production the peasantry peasant adaptation family dynamics and the farm lifescapes. Part 2 The province of Sissili physical environment location, climate and geography natural vegetation and land use bush fire vegetative production human resources and human systems population and ethnic groups immigration administrative and local political structures issues of resource use in Sissili background agricultural characteristics of the Nuni, Mossi and Fulani land tenure the development of the agricultural landscape soil types and indigenous soil classification pastoralism an introduction to the three case study villages Lon Boutiourou Saboue Islam in Sissili the introduction and spread of Islam why it fitted so well to Nuni life animist Muslims. Part 3 Culturally locating production patterns: the Nuni background power and governance in Nuni communities the Nuni farming system hunting and gathering the Mossi background the farming system of the Mossi the Fulani. Part 4 Lon: population description of the landscape evolution of the farmed area the future of the occupation of space in Lon networks and linkages Nuni Mossi Fulani legal arrangements and administrative decision making ethnic interrelationships in Lon. Part 5 Boutiourou: population description of the landscape evolution of the farmed area the future of the occupation of space in Lon networks and linkages Nuni Mossi Fulani legal arrangements and administrative decision making ethnic interrelationships in Boutiourou. Part 6 Saboue: population description of the landscape evolution of the farmed area the future of the occupation of space in Lon networks and linkages Nuni Mossi Fulani legal arrangements and administrative decision making ethnic interrelationships in Saboue. Part 7 Comparing differences: a comparative analysis overview a comparison of the farming system women's agriculture and off-farm activities household consumption in the villages animal husbandry in the villages discussion of analysis explaining land-use change possibilities and choice for new livelihoods land use in relation to national agricultural policy diffusion of ideas directions of agricultural development continuity and change. Part 8 Conclusion - African realities and Western dreams: Western scientific thought versus African thought why we have not been able to understand African economies how can we better understand African economies? local environmental management and the emerging development paradigm appendix - land classification unit according to de Boer, 1992.