Mountain farmers and ecosystems: changing land use and livelihoods in Mount Rungwe, Tanzania

IF 0.9 3区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Eastern African Studies Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI:10.1080/17531055.2022.2143435

Verdiana T. Tilumanywa

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ABSTRACT This paper analyses long-term and incremental land use changes that have taken place in Mount Rungwe ecosystem in Tanzania from 1973 to 2010 basing on information derived from satellite images, household socio-economic data, focus group discussions and interviews with key informants. While most literature on land use change reports negative effects, land use changes in Mount Rungwe ecosystem have positively benefited communities through more diversification and greater commercialisation. The paper demonstrates that rural communities’ livelihoods are both a cause and a result of changes in the natural Mount Rungwe ecosystem. The changes in land use through cropping patterns and reforestation took advantage of opportunities from population increase, access to markets and agricultural resources management. Consequently, the changes have qualitatively improved communities’ livelihoods and forest ecosystems. The paper broadens our understanding on the potential land use changes in mountain ecosystems for enhancing rural livelihoods and the environment in line with the Boserup’s agricultural intensification theory.

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山区农民和生态系统：坦桑尼亚龙圭山土地利用和生计的变化

本文基于卫星图像、家庭社会经济数据、焦点小组讨论和对关键线人的访谈，分析了1973年至2010年坦桑尼亚Rungwe山生态系统土地利用的长期和增量变化。虽然大多数关于土地利用变化的文献报道的是负面影响，但润圭山生态系统的土地利用变化通过更多样化和更大的商业化，给社区带来了积极的好处。本文论证了农村社区生计既是润圭山自然生态系统变化的原因，也是其结果。通过种植模式和重新造林而改变的土地利用利用了人口增加、进入市场和农业资源管理带来的机会。因此，这些变化从质量上改善了社区的生计和森林生态系统。本文根据Boserup的农业集约化理论，拓宽了我们对山区生态系统土地利用变化对改善农村生计和环境的潜在理解。

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Journal of Eastern African Studies AREA STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Eastern African Studies is an international publication of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, published four times each year. It aims to promote fresh scholarly enquiry on the region from within the humanities and the social sciences, and to encourage work that communicates across disciplinary boundaries. It seeks to foster inter-disciplinary analysis, strong comparative perspectives, and research employing the most significant theoretical or methodological approaches for the region.