Water and Land in the Sahel Mapping the Flow

• Main Authors: Pase, Andrea, Garcia, Angela Kronenburg, Pepa, Mariasole, Gianoli, Federico, Bertoncin, Marina, Braga, Carla
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2025; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Studies in African Geography
• Subjects: Africa; African Studies; agricultural irrigation projects; Anthropology; Climate change; Cultural & Ethnic Studies; Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; Development economics and emerging economies; Development studies; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Environmental management; Geography; History; Human geography; Interdisciplinary studies; large-scale irrigation projects; Natural Resources; Nature; North; Pollution and threats to the environment; population movements; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional / International studies; Sahel Wetlands; Social and cultural anthropology; Social Crises; Social impact of environmental issues; Social Science; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology; sustainable development; The environment; WebGIS; sustainable development; African studies; population movements; large-scale irrigation projects; Social Crises; Sahel Wetlands; agricultural irrigation projects; WebGIS

Drawing on over 30 years of research, this book investigates the intermingling of land and water in the Sahel, analysing landscapes defined by the ebb and flow of rainfall, flooding and population movements, as well as environmental, political and social crises. Exploring both the seasonal flooding...