Social and economic change and the intensity of land use in the Mandara Mountains region of North Cameroon
Cameroun ; Changement social ; Croissance démographique ; Elevage ; Emigration ; Faire-valoir ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Mandara, monts ; Population locale ; Système de culture ; Utilisation du sol
The relationship between demographic change, land use and land availability has been a major focus of studies of African agricultural systems. This investigation in the Mandara Mountains of Northern Cameroon examines responses to population growth
in terms of changes in land use or land tenure systems, and it examines migration within a context of changing environmental conditions.