The new frontier : farmer responses to land degradation : a West African study /
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| Author / Creator: | Amanor, Kojo, 1956- |
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| Imprint: | Geneva : UNRISD ; London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, c1994. |
| Description: | xii, 244 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8533296 |
| Summary: | This is a study of ecological degradation and human response. The book focuses on a district of Ghana where successive waves of intensive export-oriented monocropping have destroyed both local self-sufficiency and a biologically rich and stable environment. The rehabilitation of cashcrop regions in the tropics is fundamental to the success of sustainable development. The author seeks to uncover the complex factors responsible for this degradation. He suggests a new policy framework for environmental conservation based on regeneration of the local economy, diversification of products and markets, community participation in drawing up environmental agendas and making a use of the knowledge of local farmers. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 244 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1856492419 9781856492416 1856492427 9781856492423 |