Irrigate or migrate? [Elektronische Ressource] : local livelihood adaptation in Northern Ghana in response to ecological changes and economic challenges / vorgelegt von Benjamin Schraven

Irrigate or migrate? Local livelihood adaptation in Northern Ghana in response to ecological changes and economic challenges Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Philosophischen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt von Benjamin Schraven aus Wissen Bonn 2010 Gedruckt mit der Genehmigung der Philosophischen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Zusammensetzung der Prüfungskommission: Prof. Dr. Jörg Blasius (Vorsitzender) Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Evers (Betreuer und Gutachter) Prof. Dr. Solvay Gerke (Gutachterin) Prof. Dr. Eckart Ehlers (weiteres prüfungsberechtigtes Mitglied) Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 29.09.2010 Acknowledgements First of all, I have to thank Dr. Julia Schindler for providing me with her data and survey sample. Without her assistance, the conduction of this study would not have been possible in this form. To the same degree, I also have to thank Dr. Wofram Laube, who ever was a knowledgeable and amicable tutor. His advices were (in nearly all cases) very valuable for my work. A very big thank you also goes to Prof. Dr. Solvay Gerke for providing me with a very adequate field research time period and - last, but definitely not least - to Prof. Dr.