Determinants for land use strategies in a Sahelian agro-ecosystem—Anthropological and ecological geographical aspects of natural resource management

Reenberg, A. and Paarup-Laursen, B. (1997) Determinants for land use strategies in a Sahelian agro-ecosystem—Anthropological and ecological geographical aspects of natural resource management. Agricultural Systems, 53 (2-3). pp. 209-229.

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Abstract

The paper presents traditional concerns of anthropological and ecological geographical approaches to the analysis of agricultural systems, with a view to contributing to a multidisciplinary and holistic framework. Following a short introduction to how each discipline is able to contribute an insight into the complex processes determining natural resource management strategies, a case study from northern Burkina Faso is presented. A few aspects concerning the land use and agricultural strategies have been selected in order to illustrate how the two approaches can fruitfully supplement each other and lead to a more profound understanding of forces driving management strategies in the agricultural system. The priorities given to different soil types, determinants for field sizes and the division of inputs between various agricultural activities are analysed in the examples. The findings underline the fact that within-household variations in resource management strategies can only be fully understood if the analysis is based on broad insight into different objectives and rationalities for land use decisions.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: SEREIN (The Danish Sahel Sudan Environmental Research Initiative) (Reenberg, 1995b). SEREIN is initiated by the Danish Environmental Research Programme and financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Author Affiliation: Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen, Oster Voldgade 10, DK-1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 26 Aug 2013 10:26
Last Modified: 26 Aug 2013 10:26
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00062-5
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11555

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