Land tenure and human objectives in animal production systems of Sub-SaharanAfrica : implications for development
Geography of Africa
This article will attempt to critically discuss the implications of land tenure problems and human objectives for the development of animal production in Sub-SaharanAfrica. The task of improving animal production in Sub-SaharanAfrica
AIDS ; Africa ; Diffusion ; Epidemic ; Health ; Medical geography ; Simulation
A pedagogic simulation with profiles of high-risk characteristics is used to illustrate the path and means by which AIDS is diffusing across sub-SaharanAfrica, the region most severely affected by this pandemic. - (DWG)
Diverging pathways : young female employment and entrepreneurship in sub-SaharanAfrica
The paper focuses on two of the main trades with young women in sub-Saharan have typically entered : hair-dressing and dressmaking. Through drawing on a qualitative case study of hairdressers and seam-stresses in Ghana, it is shown how the two
An econometric analysis of fuelwood consumption in Sub-SaharanAfrica
Africa ; Africa south of the Sahara ; Demand ; Econometry ; Energy ; Firewood ; Household consumption ; Model
Quatre modèles permettent d'étudier la consommation de bois de chauffage dans quelques pays de l'Afrique sub-saharienne de 1970 à 1990. Analyse des effets induits des revenus et des prix sur la demande de bois de chauffage. Eléments pour la
The diffusion of influenza in Sub-SaharanAfrica during the 1918-1919 pandemic
Etude rétrospective de la diffusion de la pandémie de grippe de 1918-1919 en Afrique Sub-Saharienne. Outre ses modalités classiques d'extension, son caractère principal reste son extrême rapidité. Les axes routiers et ferroviaires ont contribué à
An assessment of the changing map of sub-saharanAfrica, explaining the role of the domino theory in decolonization, the buffer zone in Southern Africa, and intensification of contrasts between core and periphery in South Africa. Trends toward
devolution in many countries suggest that changes in Africa's political framework will accelerate. - (DWG)
Perspectives on the assumed causes of land degradation in the rangelands of Sub-SaharanAfrica
Adaptation ; Africa ; Arid area ; Decision making process ; Environmental degradation ; Erosion control ; Erosion rate ; Human impact ; Local policy ; Man-environment relations ; Over-grazing ; Slope gradient ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties
; Subsaharan Africa ; Tropical zone ; Vulnerability
ambiente ; Sobrepastoreo ; Velocidad de erosión ; Vulnerabilidad ; Zona intertropical ; África ; África subsahariana
This review shows that the human-induced causes of soil erosion and land degradation in Sub-SaharanAfrica are not fully understood. The popular views of human-induced soil erosion and land degradation not only fail to take into consideration
, overstocking, and general rangeland degradation due to human resource use in Sub-SaharanAfrica. Empirical evidence suggests that biophysical factors including soil properties, climatic characteristics, topography, and vegetation can sometimes interact among
Les AA. analysent l’impact des anomalies pluviométriques sur la vulnérabilité et les conflits communautaires en Afrique sub-saharienne. Les résultats suggèrent que d’importantes déviations pluviométriques sont associées à une probabilité plus élevée