Land Saturation in SE Niger: Triangulating Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Critical Assessment of Land Use Trajectories
The paper analyzes land use changes, notably cropland expansion, in SE-Niger from the mid-1980s to 2011. It scrutinizes land use trajectories and investigates how cultivation shifts between dune landscapes and valleys (bas-fonds) in response to climate, population pressure, and sociocultural opportu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Land |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/2/3/508 |