Local Environmental Change and Society in Africa

The obsession with globalization has not been matched by equal interest in the study of the consequences of local environmental change on society. The case studies in this book show how environmental degradation has contributed to the distortion of local institutions and economies.

Preface; A.G.M. Ahmed. Map. List of Tables. 1. Introduction: Elements of Local Environmental Change and Society; M.A.M. Salih. 2. Human Health and Irrigation Development in Kenya; S.W. Mwangi. 3. Choice and Use of Rural Water Supply Systems: Environmental and Socio-Cultural Dimension; W. Nyaoro. 4. Technology Change and Gender: Irrigated Agriculture and Peasant Women in Eastern Uganda; Z. Gariyo. 5. Agricultural Land Management for Sustainable Production, Swaziland; P.S. Maro. 6. Price and Market Liberalisation Effect on Household Food Security: A Gender Sensitive Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Uganda; H. Manyire. 7. Structural Adjustment, Energy Crisis and Environment: A Comparative Gender Study of Rural and Urban Households; F. Peter. 8. Air Pollution in Addis Ababa: The Predicament of `Chile Sefer''; E. Aberra. 9. Climate Change and Local Vulnerability; M.A.M. Salih. Notes on Contributors. Index.