Local knowledge and the social shaping of soil investments: Critical perspectives on the assessment of soil degradation in Africa

Land Use Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-41

  Fairhead, James ^a   Scoones, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Local indigenous knowledge; Soil

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7744239270     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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