In compiling the Lesotho Atlas of Sustainable Development, D.M. Bohra “attempt[ed] to map the state of sustainable human development” in Lesotho. To this end, “a range of indicators have been cartographically portrayed across districts, geographical zones, rural and urban areas and across gender base,” resulting in a “profile of salient features of sustainable development in Lesotho [...] presented at national, district and regional levels in the sequel.” The indicators were chosen to enable evaluation of “the sustainable development process in terms of its overall impact on the quality of life and standard of living of people,” so that poverty alleviation could be addressed. A broad range of topics has been covered, including: population control measures; distribution and density of population; livestock and range management; food insecurity; energy; gender issues; radio listenership, television viewership, and newspaper magazine readership; migration; economic outlook; and various aspects of health and education. Each of the resulting 213 maps has an accompanying text, all of which are colected together, forming the second half of the book. The introduction provides a verbal sumary of the statistics presented in map form.
