The political ecology of malaria: emerging dynamics of wetland agriculture at the urban fringe in central Uganda

Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, t...

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1. Verfasser: Soest, Matian van 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld transcript [2020]
Schriftenreihe:Medical humanities volume 4
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Zusammenfassung:Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (208 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9783839450536
DOI:10.14361/9783839450536

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