- Title
- Socio-spatial dynamics in the use of wild natural resources: Evidence from six rapidly growing medium-sized cities in Africa
- Creator
- Schlesinger, Johannes, Drescher, Axel W, Shackleton, Charlie M
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180897
- Identifier
- vital:43668
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.11.013"
- Description
- Increasing urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa transforms spatial configurations in and around towns and cities. At the same time wild natural resources play an important role in African livelihoods. Yet, little is known about the impact of urbanisation on the socio-spatial dynamics of the use of wild natural resources. Here we examined the importance of these resources for livelihoods, differences in their use between different locations along the urban-rural continuum, and the respective temporal dynamics. A total of 1158 households were interviewed in six medium-sized cities distributed across five African countries using a standardised questionnaire supplemented by expert interviews and spatial analyses employing Geographic Information Systems. Overall, even though periurban and rural households were more likely to use wild natural resources than those in the urban areas, the use of these resources was generally high along the entire urban-rural continuum. Despite the increasing urban pressure on these resources, they remain an integral part for most households, not only for those lacking access to productive resources, but also for those with a higher standard of living. This trend was found across all study towns, despite the marked differences in their respective socio-spatial as well as environmental settings.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (9 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Applied Geography, Schlesinger, J., Drescher, A. and Shackleton, C.M., 2015. Socio-spatial dynamics in the use of wild natural resources: Evidence from six rapidly growing medium-sized cities in Africa. Applied Geography, 56, pp.107-115, Applied Geography volume 56 p. 107 2015 0143-6228
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