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Fortmann - Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Doing Science Together - 9781405187329 - V9781405187329
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Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Doing Science Together

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Description for Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Doing Science Together Hardback. Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods : Doing Science Together starts from the understanding that all people create knowledge and that the creation of sustainable livelihoods and of conditions that protect and sustain rural ecosystems are interrelated. Editor(s): Fortmann, Louise. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.

Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Doing Science Together starts from the understanding that all people create knowledge and that the creation of sustainable livelihoods and of conditions that protect and sustain rural ecosystems are interrelated.

Here local experts and professional researchers write independently about the participatory research processes through which they created new knowledge together. They demonstrate that interdependent science can produce more accurate and locally appropriate data, while frankly addressing persisting issues such as unequal power, whose knowledge and what ways of knowing count, whose voice can be heard or appear in print, and other dilemmas of ... Read more

  • First book to examine community participatory research techniques that focuses on conservation aims
  • Unique book in that it is written from the perspective of participating community volunteers and researching scientists
  • Part of the prestigious Conservation Science and Practice series published in association with the Zoological Society of London

"Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods is brilliant, passionate, and inspiring..."
Richa Nagar, University of Minnesota, co-author of Playing with Fire

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405187329
SKU
V9781405187329
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Fortmann
Louise Fortmann is a Professor of Natural Resource Sociology and holds the Rudy Grah Chair in Forestry and Sustainable Development in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California at Berkeley.

Reviews for Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Doing Science Together
"I would recommend this book for all researchers and students about to undertake research that involves local communities." (Austral Ecology and Ecological Management & Restoration, 2011) "The true strength of the book lies in its focus on the quality of research partnerships and the power of these relationships to address social justice issues as ... Read more

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