Book

Population, agriculture and urbanization in the Kingdom of Tonga

University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1978 • Pages:

By: Clark, William Fenton.

Abstract

This source is concerned with the interaction among population, agricultural, and economic variables leading to declining nutritional status in urban Tongan populations. The author argues that population increase and the land tenure system have resulted in pressure on agricultural lands and rural income opportunities. The push of rural problems has coupled with the pull of urban centers to create high rates of rural-urban migration, too rapid growth of urban centers, and pressure on urban opportunities and services. In particular the author is interested in the effects of urbanization on the Tongan diet. Urban Tongans, he states, depend heavily on imported foodstuffs and a diet of poorer nutritional quality than the traditional diet. Fenton's research included formal and informal interviews; a survey of preschool children that included measures to test for nutritional status; and use of secondary sources.

HRAF PubDate

2006

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Polynesia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Geographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978

Field Date

1974

Coverage Date

1921-1973

Coverage Place

Tonga

Notes

William Fenton Clark

UM 76-05534

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196)

LCSH

Tongans