'Where's the map?': Integrating ethnography with maps to understand the complementarity between pastoral mobility and border formation.

摘要: The resettlement of herders in pastoral zones is often criticized for hindering mobility, which essential to survival. We integrate narratives conflict and environmental change with maps demonstrate the complementarity between mobility – porous borders border demarcation rigid borders. use evidence from Sondre-Est Pastoral Zone southern Burkina Faso, where were voluntarily resettled near agricultural villages following droughts 1970s. Over time, however, farmers encroached on zone surrounding grazing areas declined. This increased land-use disputes. Tensions exacerbated by fact that these communities kept as community secrets. re-created administrative boundaries map land-use/land-cover changes hot spots. show conflicts happened along fields encroached. Herders called a clear preserve exclusive access resources within it. Simultaneously, they also wanted maintain shared other outside zone. herders' desire both clarity some form flexibility underlines complementary processes, especially times resource scarcity conflict. mystery around helps sustain ambiguity key pursuing goals.  Keywords : GIS, land-cover change, farmer-herder conflicts, Sahel, Faso