A socio-economic assessment of livelihoods through scrap metals collection

by Idris Nabih Fofana

This study assesses the socio-economic sustainability of the livelihoods of poor vulnerable people engaged in scrap metal collection in Freetown Sierra Leone, where scrap metal collection is observed as one of the most attractive source of livelihoods for poor people. Semi-structured interviews and observations of the activity were conducted as part of field work. Indicators deemed suitable for the assessment were selected based on the concept of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6200287996
• ISBN13: 9786200287991
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"