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www.routledge.com/reference Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa Foreign direct investment and food and water security The most comprehensive publication to date on the new enclosure of Africa’s farmland The term ‘land grabs’ was coined as a term to describe a new phase of foreign direct investment in African farmland, joined more recently by the term ‘water grabs’ to draw attention to the water resources embedded in food. Water is the key resource in the investment processes involved in land acquisition. However, most of the analyses to date remain speculative, without taking the issue of water resources into consideration. This volume seeks to shed light on a global phenomenon by analysing past land acquisition processes, current developments, investors, and the impact on water resources, livelihoods and society in Africa. It offers a comprehensive overview of the topic to academics, students and professionals. The Handbook is divided into five thematic sections: • The history of land grabs and the contradictions of development • Investors’ profiles and current investment trends • The political economy of land and water grabs • Environment • Livelihoods. A diverse group of experts have contributed essays: • Chinese engagement in African agriculture: fiction and fact Deborah Bräutigam • The political economy of land and water grabs David Zetland and Jennifer Möller-Gulland • Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali Fred Kizito, Timothy O. Williams, Matthew McCartney and Teklu Erkossa About the editors Tony Allan is Professor Emeritus, King’s College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies Martin Keulertz is a PhD researcher at King’s College London Suvi Sojamo is a PhD researcher at Aalto University, Finland Jeroen Warner is Assistant Professor, Disaster Studies, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. August 2012: 246x174: 446pp: Hb: 978-1-85743-669-3: £135.00 Image courtesy of Esa Sojamo Special pre-publication price of £120 available until 23rd November 2012
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Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in AfricaForeign direct investment and food and water security
The most comprehensive publication to date on the new enclosure of Africa’s farmland
The term ‘land grabs’ was coined as a term to describe a new phase of foreign direct investment in African farmland, joined more recently by the term ‘water grabs’ to draw attention to the water resources embedded in food. Water is the key resource in the investment processes involved in land acquisition. However, most of the analyses to date remain speculative, without taking the issue of water resources into consideration.
This volume seeks to shed light on a global phenomenon by analysing past land acquisition processes, current developments, investors, and the impact on water resources, livelihoods and society in Africa. It offers a comprehensive overview of the topic to academics, students and professionals.
The Handbook is divided into five thematic sections:
• Thehistoryoflandgrabsandthecontradictions of development
• Investors’profilesandcurrentinvestmenttrends
• Thepoliticaleconomyoflandandwatergrabs
• Environment
• Livelihoods.
A diverse group of experts have contributed essays:
• ChineseengagementinAfricanagriculture:fiction and fact Deborah Bräutigam
• Thepoliticaleconomyoflandandwatergrabs David Zetland and Jennifer Möller-Gulland
• Greenandbluewaterdimensionsofforeign direct investment in biofuel and food production inWestAfrica:thecaseofGhanaandMali Fred Kizito, Timothy O. Williams, Matthew McCartney and Teklu Erkossa
About the editorsTony AllanisProfessorEmeritus,King’sCollegeLondonand the School of Oriental and African Studies
Martin KeulertzisaPhDresearcheratKing’sCollegeLondon
Suvi Sojamo is a PhD researcher at Aalto University, Finland
Jeroen Warner is Assistant Professor, Disaster Studies, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
August2012:246x174:446pp:Hb:978-1-85743-669-3:£135.00Image courtesy of Esa Sojamo
Special pre-publication price of £120 available until 23rdNovember2012
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