1st Edition
Wasting the Rain (Routledge Revivals) Rivers, People and Planning in Africa
By William M. Adams Adams
Copyright 1992
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1992, this title offers an experienced and constructive evaluation of the ways in which water resources have been developed in Africa. Adams argues that the best hope of productive development lies in working and engaging with local people and using local knowledge of the environment effectively. Modern, large-scale developments that have largely been ineffective are examined,... Read more
List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. Changing Africa 3. The hard earth 4. Using Africa’s wetlands 5. Dreams and schemes: planning river development 6. Binding the rivers 7. Watering the savannah 8. Water, people and planning; Further Reading; Notes; Index
Biography
Adams, William M. Adams
