Tanzania's new political regionalism and introductory geography's portrayal of Southern Africa
Cultural studies ; Perception ; Political geography ; Regionalism ; Tanzania ; Uneven development
Regionalism in Tanzania's recent transition to multi-party politics is examined as a means of interrogating themes from political geography as they appear in introductory geography textbooks from North America. The texts can be misleading
, suggesting Tanzania's high potential for divisive regionalism and they require reconsideration, especially given the dramatic decade of transition since 1990. - (AJC)
Between 1960 and 1976, the Usambara mountains in northeast Tanzania underwent overexploitation. The A. discusses the roles of relief, climate, former colonial policies and regional migration in explaining this land deterioration.―(DWG)
Firewood or hydropower: a case study of rural energy markets in Tanzania
This article examines the energy requirements of a subsistence economy population in Kigoma Region in North-west Tanzania. There is an urgent need to find alternatives to firewood and the author suggests to develop hydroelectric power.
Crop ; Farming system ; Food ; Food resources ; Livestock farming ; Malnutrition ; Pasture improvement ; Tanzania ; Village
This case study adopts a long-term perspective and depicts the changes of indigenous and exogenous famine-coping strategies among the Gogo, an ethnic group in semi-arid central Tanzania, over a time-span of one and half centuries. The A. tries
Deforestation and regrowth in Miombo woodland, SW Tanzania
Cultivated plants ; Deforestation ; LANDSAT ; Land use ; MSS ; Reforestation ; Remote sensing ; Tanzania ; Tobacco
Deforestation is a general problem in Tanzania. One of the major reasons is tobacco farming. The study area is the major tobacco producing area in Mbeya Region, Chunya district. A procedure has been made for estimating deforestation and regrowth