Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa Chemical Issues and Action Out
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the various aspects involved in biomass burning, highlighting the complexity of the phenomenon and the ensuing challenges for the design of approaches aimed at reducing fires in the open air. Chemical issues ar
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Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa Chemical Issues and Action Outreach
Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liliana Mammino Editor
Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa Chemical Issues and Action Outreach
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Editor Liliana Mammino School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences University of Venda Thohoyandou, South Africa
ISBN 978-94-007-0807-5 ISBN 978-94-007-0808-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0808-2
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Preface
Burning grass and bushes (or even trees and forests) has been a practice common to many places and many pastoral or agricultural traditions. In the past decades, following the growing awareness of the balances and requirements of the environment, and of the importance of these balances for human health and well-being, the practice has been regulated or banned in a number of countries. Sub-Saharan Africa is currently the subcontinent where the practice is more extensive. Even satellite photos show the high density of simultaneous fires across the continent. This book aims at offering a comprehensive picture of the various aspects involved, to highlight the complexity of the phenomenon and the ensuing challenges for the design of approaches aimed at reducing the resort to fires in the open air. Information prompts reflection, and reflection prompts the design of actions and interventions. Reflection on the plurality of aspects involved, and on their interplay, is functional to the design of approaches with higher probability to be effective. The book can thus be viewed as a ‘seed book’ calling attention to this plurality. Some aspects might need specific clarifications. Sub-Saharan Afr
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