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Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in Southern Africa / ed. by Ezekiel Kalipeni.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781555875121
  • 9781685854836
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Southern Africa's Expanding Population -- 2 Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in Malawi -- 3 Population, the Environment, and Resources in Zimbabwe -- 4 Women, Work, and Public Policy: Structural Adjustment and the Informal Sector in Zimbabwe -- 5 Dust to Diamonds: The Relationships Among Water, Population, and Livestock in Botswana -- 6 Female-Headed Households, Private Transfer Entitlements, and Drought Relief in Rural Botswana -- 7 Rural-Urban Migration and Urbanization in Zambia During the Colonial and Postcolonial Periods -- 8 Securing the Future: Environmental Issues as a Priority in South Africa -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors -- About the Book
Summary: The authors document the varied facets of Southern Africa's population and environmental problems, focusing on their implications for development policy, the economy, rural-urban migration, the stability of the region, and access to resources by traditionally marginalized groups, particularly women.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685854836

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Southern Africa's Expanding Population -- 2 Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in Malawi -- 3 Population, the Environment, and Resources in Zimbabwe -- 4 Women, Work, and Public Policy: Structural Adjustment and the Informal Sector in Zimbabwe -- 5 Dust to Diamonds: The Relationships Among Water, Population, and Livestock in Botswana -- 6 Female-Headed Households, Private Transfer Entitlements, and Drought Relief in Rural Botswana -- 7 Rural-Urban Migration and Urbanization in Zambia During the Colonial and Postcolonial Periods -- 8 Securing the Future: Environmental Issues as a Priority in South Africa -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors -- About the Book

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The authors document the varied facets of Southern Africa's population and environmental problems, focusing on their implications for development policy, the economy, rural-urban migration, the stability of the region, and access to resources by traditionally marginalized groups, particularly women.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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