{"product_id":"environmental-change-in-lesotho-an-analysis-of-the-causes-and-consequences-of-land-use-change-in-the-lowland-region-9789400793439","title":"Environmental Change in Lesotho: An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Land-Use Change in the Lowland Region","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pendo Maro\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to identify and analyze the drivers of land-use change and the consequences of these changes on the livelihoods of rural land-users\/managers. To accomplish this, a combination of tools from the social sciences and environmental fields were developed to identify causes and consequences of land-use change at selected levels, using a 'nested' approach. These methods were then applied to a case study of villages in Maseru and Mohale's Hoek districts in the Lowland region of Lesotho.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the research findings, key proximate drivers of land-use change in the Lowland villages were established. These were drought, lack of water, land mismanagement, HIV\/AIDS and 'dependency syndrome'. These were acted on by underlying and other drivers to bring about major changes in land-use. The book offers an understanding of the actions of local land-users and managers, and their responses to biophysical, social-political, environmental, HIV\/AIDS and other stresses, giving an insight into a household's decision-making behaviour, degree of vulnerability and hence their resilience and adaptive capabilities and mechanisms. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is directed at the wide scientific and non-scientific audience including environmental and social science experts, researchers, decision-makers, and development\/aid workers interested in understanding the intricate human-environment relationship as it relates to land-use change in a changing biophysical, socio-economic, political and institutional context, coupled by HIV\/AIDS, changing demographics, local perceptions and what is termed here 'dependency syndrome'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45275003355287,"sku":"9789400793439","price":7345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789400793439.webp?v=1769281602","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/environmental-change-in-lesotho-an-analysis-of-the-causes-and-consequences-of-land-use-change-in-the-lowland-region-9789400793439","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}