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Environmental Policies and NGO Influence: Land Degradation and Sustainable Resource Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s): Susan Carr (Editor), David Humphreys (Editor), Alan Thomas (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 14 Sept. 2000
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 220 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415189632
- ISBN-13: 9780415189637
Book Description
This book examines the conditions under which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) may exert influence on policies to conserve and sustainably use natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa. The book is unique in bringing together NGO campaigners in three African countries with academics specialising in development studies, systems and environmental policy.
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About the Author
Alan Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Deveopment Policy and Practice at the Open University. His previous publications include the Third World Atlas and Finding out Fast: Investigative Skills for Policy and Development.
Susan Carr is Senior Lecturer in Systems at the Open University. Her previous publications include Practical Conservation: Urban Habitats and Practical Conservation: Boundary Habitats.
David Humphreys is Lecturer in Environmental Policy at the Open University. His previous publications include Forest Politics: The Evolution of International Cooperation.
