Changing rural–urban linkages in Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania

Bah, Mahmoud; Cissé, Salmana; Diyamett, Bitrina; Diallo, Gouro; Lerise, Fred; Okali, D. U. U.; Okpara, Enoch E.; Olawoye, Janice; Tacoli, Cecilia

doi:10.1177/095624780301500104

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“…Younger women tend to adopt modern attitudes in their decisions affecting child bearing more readily than older women for whom a joint effect of education and modernity may be necessary to bring about changes in fertility aspirations. These findings corroborate those reported by White et al 2002, Tungu 2005, and Bah, 2006.…”

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confidence: 83%

Rural-urban residence, modernism and fertility: a study of Mwanza region, Tanzania

Masanja

2014

APS

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Rural-urban residence, modernism and fertility: a study of Mwanza region, Tanzania

Masanja

2014

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“…It is argued that the process of peri-urbanism is characterised by changing local economic and employment structures, from agriculture to manufacturing (Hudala et al, 2008). However, observation from the study areas indicates that the process of peri-urbanism in the study areas is not characterised by the concentration of heavy industrial activities as compared to other peri-urban areas in the world (Bah et al, 2003;Mandere et al, 2010;Narrain & Nischah, 2007). The trend of Kumasi peri-urbanism is characterised by the changing employment structure from purely agricultural activities to mainly commercial activities and low-skill labour rather than heavy concentration of manufacturing industries.…”

Section: Land Use Change In Kumasimentioning

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Household Responses to Livelihood Transformation in Peri-Urban Kumasi

Abass¹,

Afriyie²,

Adomako³

2013

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This study examines household responses to livelihood transformation in the Kumasi peri-urban area. The main tools used in the data collection are household survey, key informants interviews and focus group discussions. Quantitative data are presented using tables, graphs and charts while direct quotations from respondents are used to present qualitative data. The study identifies both farm and non-farming livelihood strategies as the main livelihood strategies households adopt in the study communities. The study shows that most households rarely depend on one strategy to survive. However, non-farming households have more diversified livelihood strategies than farming households. The social network support base is also identified to play a very important role in the livelihood of respondents. Since farming still remains a very important component of livelihood strategies in the communities, some form of sanity needs to be injected in the land market. The study thus recommends a speed up work on the urban policy while the land policy needs to be fully implemented. The Land Administration Project must also be fast-tracked to bring harmony in the land market. Moreover, interventions to provide alternative means of livelihood to farmers who have lost their farm lands due to urbanisation can be made. Building the capacity of the peri-urban poor through skills training and access to credit and infrastructure facilities is a viable option. This will ensure a proper integration of peri-urban dwellers into urban monetary economy.

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“…These classes were assigned weights based on the scaling of total population. Higher population (in rural areas) was given a higher ranking relatively to prioritize the watersheds for a sustainable development and also stop migration to urban areas [25][26][27]. …”

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Prioritization of Watersheds across Mali Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques for Agricultural Development Planning

Gumma

Zemadim

Mohammed

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Implementing agricultural water management programs over appropriate spatial extents can have positive effects on water access and erosion management. Lack of access to water for domestic and agricultural uses represents a major constraint on agricultural productivity and perpetuates poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This lack of access is the result of erratic precipitation, poor water management, limited knowledge of hydrological systems, and inadequate investment in water infrastructure. Water management programs should be made by multi-disciplinary teams that consider the interrelationship between hydraulic and anthropogenic factors. This paper proposes a method to prioritize watersheds for water management and agricultural development across Mali (Western Africa) using remote sensing data and GIS tools. The method involves deriving a set of relevant thematic layers from satellite imagery. Satellite images from Landsat ETM+ were used to generate thematic layers such as land use/land cover. Slope and drainage density maps were derived from Shuttle RADAR Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) at 90 m spatial resolution. Population grids were available from the Global rural-urban mapping project (GRUMP) database for the year 2000 and mean rainfall maps were extracted from Tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) grids for each year between 1988 and 2014. Each thematic layer was divided into classes that were assigned a rank for agriculture and livelihoods development provided by experts in the relevant field (e.g., Soil scientist ranking the soil classes) and published literature on those themes. Zones of priority were delineated based on the combination of high scoring ranks from each thematic layer. Five categories of priority zones ranging from "very high" to "very low" were determined based on total score percentages. Field verification was then undertaken in selected categories to check the priority assigned to each class using a random sampling method. Watershed boundaries were prepared at 1000 ha scale and overlaid on the priority map to identify watersheds that were in a very high priority zone. The importance and efficiency of using remote sensing to prioritize watershed interventions across countries is critical due to the limited technical and financial resources available in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

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Changing rural–urban linkages in Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania

Cited by 86 publications

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Rural-urban residence, modernism and fertility: a study of Mwanza region, Tanzania

Rural-urban residence, modernism and fertility: a study of Mwanza region, Tanzania

Household Responses to Livelihood Transformation in Peri-Urban Kumasi

Prioritization of Watersheds across Mali Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques for Agricultural Development Planning

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