Human resilience against food insecurity. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John M. Ashley.
• Authors: Ashley, John M
• Contents: Front Cover; Human Resilience Against Food Insecurity; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acronyms; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Foreword; References; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: A Summary of "Food Security in the Developing World"; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Manifestations and Measurement of Food Insecurity; 2.3 Causes of Food Insecurity; 2.4 Mitigation of Current Food Insecurity; 2.5 Prevention of Future Food Insecurity; 2.6 Cross-Cutting Issues; 2.7 Conclusions; 2.7.1 Companion Website; References Chapter 3: Understanding Vulnerability to, and Resilience Against, Food InsecurityReferences; Chapter 4: The Anthropological Basis of Human Development; 4.1 General Introduction; 4.2 A Social and Cultural Obstacle Course; 4.2.1 Clearing the Hurdle; 4.2.1.1 Ankole District, Uganda; 4.2.1.2 Return of the King; 4.2.1.3 Upper Barclay, Eastern Nepal; 4.2.1.4 Meeting the Ancestors; 4.2.1.5 Motorbike Accident, Liberia; 4.2.1.6 Concern at Colleagues' Wellbeing in Afghanistan; 4.2.1.7 Creating Space; 4.2.2 Falling at the Hurdle; 4.2.2.1 Tripoli, Libya; 4.2.2.2 A Tanzanian's Sensibility 4.2.2.3 Sensitive Language and Customs Related to the African Colonial Period4.2.2.4 Sensitivities to Being "Beneficiaries"; 4.2.2.5 Kyrgyzstan: How to Create a Diplomatic Incident Without Trying; 4.3 Community Ownership; 4.4 Success Breeds Success; 4.5 Individual Food Security Strategies; 4.5.1 Sudanese Goatherd; 4.5.2 Sudanese Shoe Shiner; 4.5.3 Fishing Community; 4.5.4 Tomato Growing in the Sudanese Desert; 4.5.5 Sale of Fodder in Sudan; 4.5.6 Police in Sudan; 4.5.7 Police on the Owen Falls Dam, Uganda; 4.5.8 Police on the Fort Portal Road, Uganda 4.5.9 Room Cleaner in The Gambia4.5.10 Private Enterprise in Refugee Camps; References; Chapter 5: The Starting Point of a Development Intervention; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Food-Sourcing Context; 5.1.2 Approach to Improving Resilience; 5.1.3 Expatriates-Blessing or Liability?; 5.2 Personal Journeys to Our Understanding of "Food Insecurity"; 5.3 Seeking Consensus; 5.4 Challenging One's Assumptions; 5.4.1 The Need to Triangulate; 5.4.1.1 Sudan; 5.4.1.2 Somalia; 5.4.1.3 Zambia; 5.4.1.4 The Water's Edge; 5.4.1.5 Kyrgyzstan; 5.4.1.6 Yemen 5.4.1.7 Surprising Attitudes of the "Lightly Traveled"5.5 Interaction With Local Administrations; 5.6 Lack of Trust Within Multiethnic National Communities; 5.7 Conflict- or Political-Break With Tradition; 5.8 Managing Expectations; References; Chapter 6: Identifying and Prioritizing the Challenges Confronting Food Security Resilience for All; 6.1 The Need for Resilient Food Systems; 6.2 Better Policy Making and Planning; 6.2.1 Introduction; 6.2.2 The Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project (TINP); 6.2.3 East Africa; 6.2.4 Sudan 6.2.5 The World Food Program in The Gambia, Peru and the Gaza Strip.
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.19019; 155.24; Food security -- Psychological aspects; Food supply -- Psychological aspects; Resilience (Personality trait); FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development; PSYCHOLOGY / General; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128110539; 0128110538
• Related ISBNs: 012811052X; 9780128110522
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 08, 2019).
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