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1. Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa

   Edited by Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon, Matthew McCartney

   In this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered. Current policies and wetland management are too frequently underpinned by a perspective that views agriculture simply as a threat and disregards its important contribution to livelihoods. In rural areas...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Africa

   Diversity and Development

   By Tony Binns, Alan Dixon, Etienne Nel

   For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given to any of the continent’s more positive attributes. Africa has at last begun to receive the depth of interest...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge