Pathways and dead ends of pastoral development among the afar and Karrayu in Ethiopia

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 660-677

  Müller Mahn, Detlef ^a   Rettberg, Simone ^a   Getachew, Girum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

development; livelihoods; pastoralism; pathways; uncertainty; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PASTORALISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

AFAR; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 78349291457     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2010.37     Document Type: Article

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