Livelihood and Landscape Change in Africa: Future Trajectories for Improved Well-Being under a Changing Climate

• Main Author: Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (auth)
• Other Authors: Tengö, Maria (auth), Spear, Dian (auth), Shackleton, Sheona (auth), Hebinck, Paul (auth), Masterson, Vanessa (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; n/a; adaptation; agroforestry; institution; precipitation; assets; landscape change; Ex-ACT; firewood; agrarian dynamics; boundaries; Longitudinal studies; trends; climate change; agent-based-model; mitigation; social-ecological systems; commercial agriculture; dependency; Tanzania; Africa; Ghana; vulnerability; sustainable livelihoods; cocoa; governance systems; conservation; livelihoods; South Africa; farm dwellers; pastoralists; REDD+; climate smart agriculture; drivers; climate-smart agriculture; natural resources; grazing; pastoral mobility; poverty alleviation; Samburu pastoralists; adoption; resilience; traditional authorities; market-based conservation; precariat; agency; savannahs; rural entrepreneurs; carbon balance; small-scale irrigation farming; Kenya; religion; household income; communal grazing regulations; perceptions; Southern Africa; culture; Chinyanja Triangle; neoliberal conservation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book is based on a Special Issue of the journal LAND that draws together a collection of 11 diverse articles at the nexus of climate change, landscapes, and livelihoods in rural Africa; all explore the links between livelihood and landscape change, including shifts in farming practices and natu...