Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-50106-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa. It also highlights the importance of and the need for further research on the unique Miombo ecology and its link with economic development. One major challenge facing these woodlands is the influence that direct (both natural and anthropogenic) and indirect drivers of change, as well as interactions between these, have had over the centuries. As such the book explores the socio-economic and ecological interactions that occur in these woodlands and discusses the need for further research to provide a better understanding of these interactions.

Drawing on data and information from numerous studies conducted in the last 20 years, the book presents a comparative analysis of policy changes and management experiences in the countries concerned. It also addresses issues of global climate change, since they have an impact on Miombo ecosystem management and restoration, and provides future projections based on an assessment of how climate change has affected the Miombo woodlands in the past.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ribeiro, Natasha S.

Grundy, Isla M.

Katerere, Yemi

Chirwa, Paxie W.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Biogeography and Ecology of Miombo Woodlands, Chapter 3: People in the Miombo Ecosystems: Socio-ecological Dynamics, Chapter 4: Managing Miombo: Ecological and Silvicultural Options for Sustainable Socio-economic Benefits, Chapter 5: Governance and Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Management of Miombo Woodlands, Chapter 6: Scenarios for Just and Sustainable Futures in the Miombo Woodlands