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Northeast Tanzania's Disappearing Rangelands : Historical Perspectives on Recent Land Use Change
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- Börjeson, Lowe (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Kulturgeografiska institutionen
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Hodgson, Dorothy L. (författare)
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Yanda, Pius Z. (författare)
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2008
- 2008
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: International Journal of African Historical Studies. - 0361-7882 .- 2326-3016. ; 41:3, s. 523-556
- Relaterad länk:
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https://urn.kb.se/re...
Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- The article focuses on the historical perspectives on the land use change of rangelands in the northeastern part of Tanzania. It traces the influence of colonial policies and precolonial political economic connection on the rapid land cover transformation on the Maasai Plains. Specifically, the authors present a historical narratives of landscape changes in the northeastern part of the country, focusing on land cover and land use change. It cites several areas in the northeast that were affected by landscape change and how these areas were agriculturally converted. Furthermore, the impact on the alterations in landscape that rooted in the colonial and precolonial history in the region is considered.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Kulturgeografi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Social and Economic Geography -- Human Geography (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- remotely-sensed data
- cover change
- tropical regions
- information
- landscapes
- dynamics
- science
- maasai
- Human geography
- Kulturgeografi
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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