Description |
1 online resource (198 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Series |
West African studies, 2074-353X |
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West African studies (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
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Contents |
Foreword and acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations and acronyms; Editorial; Executive summary; Part IIntegrating Spatial Dynamics and Food Security Issues; Chapter 1 A review of past trends on settlement, agriculture and food insecurity; Chapter 2Economic geography and settlement dynamics; Part IIPeople, Places and Transformation Dynamics; Chapter 3 Spatial restructuring and economictransformations; Chapter 4Market dynamics and regional integration; Part IIIForward-looking Scenarios for Settlement and Agricultural Transformations to 2050; Chapter 5Population settlement projec |
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Chapter 6The future of agricultural systemsAnnexes; Glossary |
Summary |
Settlement dynamics have been reshaping West Africa's social and economic geography. These spatial transformations - high urbanisation and economic concentration - favour the development of market-oriented agriculture. With the population of West Africa set to double by 2050, agricultural production systems will undergo far-reaching transformations. To support these transformations, policies need to be spatially targeted, improve availability of market information and broaden the field of food security to policy domains beyond agriculture. They need to rely on homogeneous and reliable data - n |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (OECD iLibrary, viewed May 30, 2013) |
Subject |
Agriculture and state -- Africa, West.
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Food security -- Africa, West.
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SUBJECT |
Africa, Western -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001701
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Africa, Western http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001688 -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005908
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
926418743X (print) |
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9264187448 (pdf) |
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9789264187436 (print) |
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9789264187443 (pdf) |
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