Environmental change and vulnerability in the Usangu plain, southwestern Tanzania: Implications for sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-159

  Malley, Zacharia J U ^a   Taeb, Mohammed ^b   Matsumoto, Tetsuo ^c   Takeya, Hiroyuki ^c  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security   (Tanzania)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental insecurity; Human activities; Hydropower generation; Livelihood insecurity; Wildlife biodiversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND DEGRADATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POWER GENERATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GREAT RUAHA RIVER; IRINGA [TANZANIA]; MBEYA [TANZANIA]; RUAHA NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; USANGU PLAINS;

EID: 34248354315     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500709469715     Document Type: Article

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