Migration and Land-Use and Land-Cover Change in Burkina Faso: a comparative case study
In the Sahelian country of Burkina Faso, West Africa, population pressure, poor resource management, and reduced rainfall have exacerbated land degradation. A rapidly growing population coupled with high rates of internal rural migration and thirty years of desiccation have resulted in profound land...
Main Authors: | Elisabeth Kago Nebie, Colin Thor West |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Arizona Libraries
2019-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Political Ecology |
Online Access: | https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/23070 |
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