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Author:   Piers Blaikie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781138638853

ISBN 10:   1138638854
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   18 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The Issues Addressed; 1. The problem 2. What this book says 3. Scope and some definitions; Chapter 2 Is soil erosion really a problem?; 1. Conflicting Views 2. How do we judge 3. Social elements in soil erosion; Chapter 3 A review of techniques and policies; 1. A distinction between techniques and policies 2. The techniques themselves 3. A review of conservation policies Chapter 4 Why do polices usually fail?; 1. Introduction 2. The classic or colonial approach to erosion and conservation 3. Foreign aid and conservation programmes 4. Some explanations for failure, and some reassessments 5. Policy implications from black boxes to systems of black boxes; Chapter 5 A new approach — with new problems; 1. Two paradigms 2. The integration of social factors 3. The state, government and administration 4. The expression of class interests in erosion and conservation 5. New problems 6. Family planning and soil conservation programmes — a comparison; Chapter 6 Understanding why soil erosion occurs; 1. Land use and political economy: a scheme; Chapter 7 The exploitation of natural resources and labour; 1. Introduction 2. Land uses, social relations of production and exchange 3. Land users and the world economic system 4. Marginalisation, proleterianisation and incorporation 5. Spatial marginalisation, private property and the commons 6 Steep slopes, history and soil erosion; Chapter 8 The other side of the coin; 1. Introduction 2. Large enterprises using land 3. Accumulation and degradation; Chapter 9 What now?; 1. Overall prospects for soil conservation 2. Strategic choices 3. Practical pessimism; Bibliography; Index

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