Mwangi, Isaac K. (2007) Population Growth and Ecological Changes in Moshi Rural District in Post-Colonial Period (1960s-2005). Masters thesis, University of Dar es Salaam.
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Abstract
Human population and ecology are intricately related and ever changing. Their relationships defy any attempts for abstraction. Over the ages whenever any of the two variables attempted to abstract itself and dominate the other there has arisen contending views. Such contentions have invited optimistic and pessimistic viewpoints. The dynamics involved in the relationships and changes on the two variables form the basis of this study. With that in mind this study sought to understand the dynamics involved in the relationships between human population and ecology historically. To achieve that aim, the study took Moshi Rural district as its example. From the investigation of the district, the study showed that the relationship between human population and ecology cannot be termed catastrophic. Subsequently the study, focusing on the district under study, showed that the human population interacts with ecology or nature productively, reproductively and consciously. The study noted that over the ages, these interactions have stimulated and have been stimulated by new representations of nature and forms of human consciousness. To arrive at the above assertions the study employed historical investigation methods. The study obtained primary data through interviews. Second, it relied on documentary information, obtained from the main library of the University of Dar es Salaam and the East Africana. Third, it sought information from the archives (Tanzania National Archives). Fourth, the study benefited from interviews held with some residents of Moshi Rural district. Fifth, it got information from online materials. Lastly, the study benefited from observational information obtained by the researcher from the area of study. The study concluded by indicating that the area of study demonstrates a relatively harmonious dynamics of change(s)in human population and ecology or the rest of nature.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Theoretical Frameworks: Population and Ecology, Population Situation In Moshi Rural District, Ecological Changes In Moshi Rural District 1960s-2005, Interactions Between Population And Ecology In Moshi Rural District, 960s-2005, 4.5 uNderstanding cHanges tHrough Consciousness, |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2014 13:44 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2018 09:18 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/72 |
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