The Politics of Deforestation in Africa

Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-08301-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 183 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 266 g

Explores how environmental policies are made and enforced in Africa.
Explains the gap between intent and impact of forest policies in Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Brings to light the often overlooked perspectives of African farmers who are affected by environmental policies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horning, Nadia Rabesahala

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Wälder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why Deforestation Persists in Africa: Actors, Interests, Institutions, and Interest Alignment.- 2. Seeing Like a Farmer: Resource Politics at the Community Level.- 3. Executive Branches and Trees: Environmental Politics at the National Level.- 4. Across the Great Divide: Collaborative Forest Management.- 5. Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Nadia Horning is Associate Professor, Director of African Studies, and Faculty Director of Social Entrepreneurship at Middlebury College, USA.