Livelihood Security, Vulnerability and Resilience: A Historical Analysis of Chibuene, Southern Mozambique

被引:36
作者
Ekblom, Anneli [1 ]
机构
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Archaeol & Ancient Hist, S-75126 Uppsala, Sweden
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Livelihood security; Vulnerability; Resilience; History; Archaeology; Palaeoecology; AFRICA; LABOR;
D O I
10.1007/s13280-012-0286-1
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
083001 [环境科学];
摘要
A sustainable livelihood framework is used to analyse livelihood security, vulnerability and resilience in the village of Chibuene, Vilanculos, southern Mozambique from a historical and contemporary perspective. Interviews, assessments, archaeology, palaeoecology and written sources are used to address tangible and intangible aspects of livelihood security. The analysis shows that livelihood strategies for building resilience, diversification of resource use, social networks and trade, have long historical continuities. Vulnerability is contingent on historical processes as long-term socio-environmental insecurity and resultant biodiversity loss. These contingencies affect the social capacity to cope with vulnerability in the present. The study concludes that contingency and the extent and strength of social networks should be added as a factor in livelihood assessments. Furthermore, policies for mitigating vulnerability must build on the reality of environmental insecurity, and strengthen local structures that diversify and spread risk.
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页码:479 / 489
页数:11
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