Environmental Change in Lesotho : An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Land-Use Change in the Lowland Region

Environmental Change in Lesotho identifies and analyzes the drivers of land-use change and the consequences of these changes on the livelihoods of rural land-users/managers. To accomplish this, a combination of tools from the social sciences and environmental fields were developed to identify causes and consequences of land-use change at selected levels, using a ‘nested’ approach. These methods were then applied to a case study of two villages in the Lowland region of Lesotho. This book is directed at environmental and social science experts, researchers, decision-makers, and development/aid workers interested in understanding the intricate human-environment relationship as it relates to land-use change in a changing biophysical, socio-economic, political and institutional context, coupled by HIV/AIDS, changing demographics, local perceptions and what is termed here ‘dependency syndrome’.

• | Author: Pendo Maro
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Oct 16, 2014
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 940079343X
• | ISBN-13: 9789400793439