Human factors in savannas and dry forests
By: [edited] by Jayalaxshmi Mistry and Andrea Berardi.
Contributors: Mistry, Jayalaxshmi.; Berardi, Andrea, 1971-
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Ecosystem management -- Tropics.; Human ecology -- Tropics.; Savanna ecology -- Tropics.; Forest ecology -- Tropics.
Description: "This book focuses on the roles of the past, present and future human perceptions and actions on savannas and dry forests. It examines how the views of local farmers, NGO workers, government officials and international scientists differ on the links between the social and ecological components of savannas. It deals with these multiple perspectives by using systems diagramming and conceptual modelling to provide a clearer and more explicit understanding and to promote better communication between the various actors concerned."--BOOK JACKET.