Understanding the dynamics of social and environmental variability: The impacts of structural land use change on the environment and peoples of the Kalahari, Botswana

Applied Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-27

  Thomas, David S G ^a   Sporton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Environmental variability; Land use change; Pastoralism; Social variability

Indexed keywords

DRYLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LAND USE CHANGE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; PASTORALISM; SOCIAL IMPACT; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

BOTSWANA, KALAHARI DESERT;

EID: 0030886776     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(96)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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