Vulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique

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cg.contribution.worldfishauthorBlythe, J.
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.description.wfprogramsandthemesSustainable Aquaculture
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.worldfish3853
cg.subject.agrovocprawns and shrimps
cg.subject.agrovocsustainable aquaculture
cg.subject.worldfishsmall-scale aquaculture
dc.creatorBlythe, J.
dc.creatorFlaherty, M.
dc.creatorMurray, G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-30T09:18:39Z
dc.date.available2018-07-30T09:18:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractMillions of people around the world depend on shrimp aquaculture for their livelihoods. Yet, the phenomenal growth of shrimp farming has often given rise to considerable environmental and social damage. This article examines the impacts of commercial, export-oriented shrimp aquaculture on local livelihood vulnerability by comparing the exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of shrimp farm employees with non-farm employees in rural Mozambique.
dc.description.versionPeer Review
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dc.identifier3853_2015_Blythe_Vulnerability.pdf
dc.identifier.citationAMBIO, 44(4): 275-284
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/137
dc.publisherRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
dc.sourceAMBIO
dc.titleVulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBlythe, J.; Flaherty, M.; Murray, G. (2015). Vulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique. AMBIO, 44(4): 275-284
worldfish.location.areaAfrica

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