The social organization of resource exploitation
essay 1999 Dyson-Hudson, Neville & Dyson-Hudson, Rada

TurkanaAfrica > 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 theory
essay 1999 Little, Michael A. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > 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 boundaries
essay 1999 Little, Michael A. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > 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...