Lie of the Land
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A01=Robin Mearns
African contributions
African environment
Author_Robin Mearns
Category=RN
Category=TV
Environmental destruction
Environmental orthodoxies
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International African Institute
Policy-making
Western images
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- ISBN 9780852554098
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 1996
- Publisher: James Currey
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Questions the reasoning behind Western images of the environmental destruction taking place in Africa.
This book addresses the issue of how environmental orthodoxies become established, and what the alternative and appropriate approaches for policy-making are. It shows that many of the established orthodoxies are ill-conceived or represent the interests of certain powerful groups.
The editors draw together material from 11 key case studies across the continent which use first hand research in different ecological zones.
Melissa Leach & RobinMearns are Fellows at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex
Published in association with the International African Institute
