Critical knowledge differences and adaptation to shifting resource constraints: Evidence from Shinyanga District, Tanzania

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-65

  Siedenburg, Jules R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Low potential' lands; Agroforestry; Environmental degradation; Local knowledge; Peasant farming; Rural livelihoods; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; KNOWLEDGE; RESOURCE USE; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SHINYANGA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 24344449525     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2005.10649526     Document Type: Article

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