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OverviewThis book takes an incisive, political ecology perspective of the development of agriculture in the West African nation of Ghana (formerly the British colony of the Gold Coast), focusing on agricultural, socio-cultural, economic, political and environmental issues during the pre-colonial (pre-16th century), colonial and post colonial periods (after 1957, up until 1992, the start of the last Republic). This integrated approach for the study of agricultural development and environmental change is very relevant to the Ghanaian context. Here, complex historical, political and socio-cultural factors have been combined, within a fairly short period, to contribute to an environmental metamorphosis. A complicated mosaic of indeterminate vegetation climaxes, such as depleted and secondary forests, derived savannah and savannah woodland, has gradually replaced the primeval rain forest, deciduous forest and savannah. Problems include soil erosion and desertification risk. This, largely due to human agency, is explainable by examining the political and economic relations behind the resource exploitation methods devised by the different actors in the political, economic and social system. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael ONeal CampbellPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 0.492kg ISBN: 9781624172762ISBN 10: 1624172768 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 28 May 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Political Ecology, its Roots & Complements, & International Environmental Issues; The Physical Bases of Traditional Agriculture in West Africa; Traditional Agriculture in the Per-Colonial Period; The Colonial Period & the Agricultural Transition to Cash Cropping; Development Planning in the 1950s & 1960s: Industrialisation & Agricultural Modification; The Period of Socio-Economic Decline: 1970 to 1984; Environmental Policy & Institutions in the 1980s & 1990s; Gender Issues & Agro-Environmental Systems in Ghana; Conclusions; Bibliography & References; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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