| Titre | Au seuil du XXIe siècle, un choix pour l'Afrique tropicale : climatologie « scientifique » ou climatologie « de terrain » ? | |
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| Auteur | Pierre Pagney | |
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Revue |
Géocarrefour Titre à cette date : Revue de géographie de Lyon |
| Numéro | volume 61, no 3, 1986 | |
| Page | 249-254 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Tropical Africa is currently the subject of major scientific research commissioned by international organisations and major powers. The studies on drought partly aim at a better understanding of the atmospheric system : they presuppose the use of very costly means and sometimes only result in the possibility of distant scientific breakthrough. But Africans are essentially concerned with their immediate future and problems (malnutrition, food self-support) . Therefore research should primarily be oriented towards topics narrowly based on field observation (agroclimatology, bioclimatology) . It is true international organisations are also interested in a spatially-limited approach. Yet regional studies that require lesser means than most programs offered by these organisations seem better adapted to African demands. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_0035-113x_1986_num_61_3_4094 |
