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The social organization of resource exploitationessay 1999 • Dyson-Hudson, Neville & Dyson-Hudson, Rada
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the social organization of resource exploitation among the Turkana which is characterized by astonishing flexibility to adaptively cope with unpredictably varying environmental conditions. The document identifies three major r...Framework and theoryessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the models and conceptual frameworks that shaped the works of anthropologists and ecologists involved in the South Turkana Ecosystem Project (STEP). In addition to involving researchers from several disciplines, the document s...Environmental variations in the South Turkana ecosystem boundariesessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the influences that rainfall variation has on Turkana vegetation and water resources, on livestock, and on the behavior and biology of the people. It shows that the Turkana employ sophisticated reactive and opportunistic strat...