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Pastoral mobility as a response to climate variability in African drylands

Special issue. Agriculture - systems - landscapes - resources

Auteurs :
ADRIANSEN, H.K.
MØRCH, H.

Description :
The A. outlines aspects of the new paradigm for dryland ecosystems and pastoral production systems. With the new paradigm a coherent theory is provided linking the dynamics of drylands with pastoral strategies. Consequences of the new paradigm are analysed from a theoretical point of view, emphasis is on implications for pastoral mobility with a focus on pastoral systems in West Africa. In an example from Ferlo, Senegal, different types of pastoral mobility are discussed with special focus on the importance of scale. It is concluded that pastoral mobility is a rational response to climate variability and unpredictability in African drylands.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0016-7223, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1-10, Références bibliographiques : 58 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Danemark, København, Kongelige danske geografiske selskab

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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