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DOI	10.1186/s13570-021-00204-6
	Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya
	Wafula, Walter Magero; Wasonga, Oliver Vivian; Koech, Oscar Kipchirchir; Kibet, Staline
通讯作者	Wafula, WM (corresponding author)，Univ Nairobi, Dept Land Resource Management & Agr Technol, POB 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2022
卷号	12 期号:1
英文摘要	Pastoralism is globally recognized as the backbone of the economy in the vast arid and semi-arid rangelands. Despite its enormous economic contribution, the system is facing a myriad of challenges, among them, land use and land tenure changes, resulting in diminished grazing land. Accompanying such changes is the conversion of traditional grazing lands into other uses such as settlements, with urbanization being one of the key drivers of pastoral system dynamics. Understanding such dynamics in the face of compounding factors such as frequent droughts linked to climate change is key in guiding policy formulation and interventions aimed at achieving a sustainable pastoral production system. This study investigated factors determining migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City of Kenya. Data was collected through a snowball sampling approach using semi-structured household questionnaires, focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) in five Sub-counties of Nairobi City County. A total of 144 household interviews, 6 FGDs and 16 KIIs were conducted to elucidate drivers of urban pastoralism, opportunities and challenges encountered by pastoralists in the city. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyse the determinants of their migration. Results show that search for pasture and water resources, and alternative markets especially during droughts, are the main reasons for pastoralists' migration to the city. In addition, educated herders were found to be more likely to migrate to the city as they pursue wage employment. Whereas these findings revealed that migration to the city exposes pastoralists to diverse livelihood opportunities, they are equally faced by a number of challenges - mainly road accidents involving livestock, frequent land displacements to pave way for development of real estates, and livestock poisoning from sewage and garbage wastes. There is a need for policy and regulatory interventions to recognize pastoralism alongside other forms of urban farming and addressing challenges facing sustainable pastoral production.
英文关键词	Alternative markets Livestock mobility Pastoralist livelihoods Pasture and water Urban and peri-urban pastoralism
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000742359500001
WOS关键词	ADAPTATION ; STRATEGIES ; DYNAMICS ; SYSTEMS ; COMMONS ; LANDS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/376987
作者单位	[Wafula, Walter Magero; Wasonga, Oliver Vivian; Koech, Oscar Kipchirchir; Kibet, Staline] Univ Nairobi, Dept Land Resource Management & Agr Technol, POB 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wafula, Walter Magero,Wasonga, Oliver Vivian,Koech, Oscar Kipchirchir,et al. Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya[J],2022,12(1).
APA	Wafula, Walter Magero,Wasonga, Oliver Vivian,Koech, Oscar Kipchirchir,&Kibet, Staline.(2022).Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,12(1).
MLA	Wafula, Walter Magero,et al."Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 12.1(2022).