posted on 2024-09-05, 20:41authored byRobin Mearns
An alternative view of pastoral livelihood systems has begun to emerge in recent years that places much greater stress on the need to understand ecosystem dynamics. It draws particularly on empirical work in African drylands as well as theoreticäl debates around environmental change. One such influence is the notion of 'patch ecology', focusing attention on the strategic importance from a management point of view of high quality resource patches within the landscape.
Funding
European Research Council (ERC)
History
Publisher
Institute of Development Studies
Citation
Mearns, R., (2020) 'Pastoralists, Patch Ecology and Perestroika: Understanding Potentials for Change in Mongolia' in Scoones, I. (Ed) Fifty Years of Research on Pastoralism and Development, IDS Bulletin 51A: Brighton: IDS