Description:
This comparative assessment of the lifestyles and environmental impact of Maasai tribespeople in Kenya and Tanzania analyzes what people do and why, and traces the complex interaction between conservation and development in this remote part of Africa.
Review Quotes: From the reviews: "This book is a product of a collaborative research programme 'Assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation', and coordinated by the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi. ... provides in-depth description of the methodological approaches taken in the analysing livelihoods in the case studies. ... this will provide a valuable resource for researchers developing similar studies. ... an extremely useful resource for scholars and students of pastoralism. ... The book is extremely densely and precisely written, and provides a comprehensive review of the literature." (Nicky Allsopp, African Journal of Range & Forage Science, Vol. 26 (3), 2009)