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Analytical Issues in Participatory Natural Resource Management (Global Issues (Palgrave MacMillan))
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Hardcover. This volume advises caution, as well as optimism, in the use of participatory natural resource management projects. By drawing on the experience of NGOs, national governments and donor sectors as well as academic researchers this is an analysis of the theory and practice of these type of projects. Editor(s): Vira, Bhaskar; Jeffery, Roger. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
Attempts to manage natural resources through collaboration rather than competition, by agreements rather than conflict, have become the touchstone for many who see these efforts as the harbinger of global sustainable development. The received wisdom suggests that participatory natural resource management projects work because traditional knowledge of the resources and existing social structures can be utilised to develop more effective strategies for resource use. Participation is a flexible and adaptable concept, which can reflect local circumstances and priorities. The contributors to this volume advise caution as well as optimism for projects conducted in this way. By drawing on the experience ... Read more
Attempts to manage natural resources through collaboration rather than competition, by agreements rather than conflict, have become the touchstone for many who see these efforts as the harbinger of global sustainable development. The received wisdom suggests that participatory natural resource management projects work because traditional knowledge of the resources and existing social structures can be utilised to develop more effective strategies for resource use. Participation is a flexible and adaptable concept, which can reflect local circumstances and priorities. The contributors to this volume advise caution as well as optimism for projects conducted in this way. By drawing on the experience ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Global Issues
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333792766
SKU
V9780333792766
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99-15
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MARGIE DE WEESE BOYD Ph.D. Candidate, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis CZECH CONROY Senior Socio-Economist, Natural Resource Institute, University of Greenwich DINY VAN EST Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University CHIP FAY Senior Tenure Specialist, Natural Resource Strategies and Policy, ICRAF, Indonesia HUBERT DE FORESTA ICRAF, Indonesia URS GEISER Lecturer and Research Associate, Department ... Read more
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