SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Policy implications on environment : the case of villagisation in Tanzania

Upphovsperson:	Kikula, Idris S.
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1997
Ämnesord:	Tanzania, East Africa, Resettlement, Government policy, Land use, Environmental effects, Agricultural productivity, Vegetation, Soil erosion, Settlement policy, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Traditional methods of land management through rapid change in the name of "development" has led to land degradation. Resettlement during villagisation increased the human and livestock population. The concentration of this increased population into nucleated settlements and the rigid so-called "land-use plans" meant a complete disruption of traditional land management system. This study points towards the need for educational and awareness programmes to go along with policies which have environmental implications.

Handbook of regional organizations in Africa

Upphovsperson:	Söderbaum, Fredrik
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1996
Ämnesord:	Africa, Regional organizations, Manuals, Directories, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Modern Africa has experienced the creation of more than 500 intergovernmental organizations. Today, well over 200 of these still exist, and new ones are continually emerging. The aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date, user-friendly, annotated reference guide on as many African regional organizations as possible. It is of use to students, researchers, journalists, national and international civil servants and others who need basic information on regional organizations in Africa.

Culture in Africa : an appeal for pluralism

Medarbetare:	Granqvist, Raoul
Utgivare:	Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1993
Ämnesord:	Africa, Communication, Culture, Literature, Folk culture, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

The essays in this publication range from poetry and drama to church music, architecture, and popular magazines. Common to them is the effort to make the disciplines of arts and those of social sciences meet. African cultural expressions are treated here as anchored in the experiences common to the people of Africa, while the provincial exclusiveness of Afrocentrism is shunned.

Fishing for development : small-scale fisheries in Africa

Medarbetare:	Tvedten, Inge | Hersoug, Bjørn
Utgivare:	Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1992
Ämnesord:	Africa, Fishery, Fishery development, Fishermen, Small-scale fishery, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Small-scale or artisanal fishery is a neglected sector in research on African development, despite the fact that fishery is a vital source of protein and income for a large number of people and an important source of revenue for governments. In this volume research on artisanal fisheries has been pooled together in general themes and contributions based on research from Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania and West Africa.

Somalia : bakgrund och framtid

Upphovspersoner:	Ehlers, Pernille | Krokfors, Christer | Witzke, Agnes | Liungman, Carl G.
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1992
Ämnesord:	Somalia, East Africa, Society, Desertification, Social conditions, Pastoralists, Daily life, history, Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Somalia är ett av de få afrikanska länder där alla talar samma språk. Över hälften av befolkningen är nomader och kulturen kretsar kring kamelen, det viktigaste tamdjuret. Trots den enhetliga befolkningen rasar ett blodigt inbördeskrig sedan president Barre störtades i början av 1991. Denna bok ger en levande skildring av landet, nomadernas liv och samspel med naturen. Slutkapitlet behandlar den komplicerade situationen i Somalia idag. Boken är rikt illustrerad med kartor och fotografier.

Balancing rocks : environment and development in Zimbabwe

Medarbetare:	Lopes, Carlos
Utgivare:	Harare : SAPES Books; Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1996
Ämnesord:	Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Environment, Economic development, Demography, Sustainable development, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Environment has become a major factor in development, as part of a global awareness on the need to either change or sustain current trends. Balancing Rocks tackles the environment issues affecting Zimbabwe, their consequences and solutions. The book is the first empirical attempt to assess Zimbabwe's environmental linkages to development on a sectoral basis and with the intention of reviewing policy for the future. It is a useful tool for all those interested in a discussion that goes beyond narrow academic or political agendas, and understand that environment and development are fragile "balancing rocks".

Camels in development : sustainable production in African drylands

Medarbetare:	Hjort af Ornäs, Anders
Utgivare:	Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1988
Ämnesord:	Somalia, Sudan, East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa, Latin America, Asia, Developing countries, Camels, Livestock, Arid zone, Development potential, Conf, Pastoral economy, Pastoralism, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

This book draws on the expertise of researchers from the Third world on the role that the dromedary can play for milk and meat production in areas struck by drought. It reports from a seminar that occured October 20-22, 1987.

The legal status of women and poverty in Tanzania

Upphovsperson:	Rwebangira, Magdalena K.
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1996
Ämnesord:	Tanzania, East Africa, Poverty, Women's rights, Women's status, Legislation, Recommendations, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

The study analyses and describes how the legal framework, social practices and attitudes in Tanzania differentiate between women and men, and what relation such differencies have on the poverty situation. The study also identifies expected legal changes as well as changes needed but not yet decided and the future impacts of these changes on poverty development.

Watering white elephants? : lessons from donor funded planning and implementation of rural water supplies in Tanzania

Upphovsperson:	Therkildsen, Ole
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1988
Ämnesord:	Tanzania, East Africa, Rural areas, Water supply, Development aid, Aid evaluation, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

The book presents five case studies on various donor approaches to the preparation of long-term regional water supply plans in Tanzania and their subsequent implementation (Denmark, Finland, Holland, Sweden and the World Bank). The donor approaches tend to be welfare and control oriented, although to varying degrees. They have been characterized by extensive data collection; detailed pre-implementation planning; none or limited participation of beneficiaries; emphasis on fast implementation of new schemes; and donor bypassing Tanzanian organizations. This has significantly contributed to the non-use of donor-prepared long-term plans, and the non-substainability of donor-financed water schemes.

A place to live : gender research on housing in Africa

Medarbetare:	Schlyter, Ann | Arnfred, Signe
Utgivare:	Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1996
Ämnesord:	Africa, Housing, Women's rights, Land ownership, Gender, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Be it a house or a makeshift, a shared or rented room, or a home of one's own, a place to live is central in surviving strategies of all urban households. In this volume the authors explore the gendered experiences of housing and housing rights in African countries. There are many differences but also many similarities in the pattern of women not having the same access and control over housing as men have. While women often are the bread-winners, they are also the home-makers, in the sense that it is women who put intense efforts in making a place home.

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