Analytical Issues in Participatory Natural Resources - (Global Issues) by B Vira & R Jeffery (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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 of NGOs, national governments and donor sectors as well as academic researchers this volume analyses the theory and practice of participatory natural resource management and demonstrates the value of constructive dialogue between all those involved.

About the Author

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 of Geography, Zurich University INGVILD HARKES Anthropologist, Institute for Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development, Denmark JOHN KABAMBA Department of Forestry and Beekeeping, Government of Tanzania KOOS NEEFJES Oxfam GB's Policy Advisor, Environment and Development MIKE NURSE Royal Government of Bhutan, Training Specialist, Third Forestry Development Project GERARD PERSOON Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University V. SANTHAKUMAR Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram MADHURSEE SEKHAR Assistant Director, Decentralised Governance and Planning Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore NANDINI SUNDAR Reader in Sociology, Institute of Economic Growth, Dehli GAUTAM YADAMA Associate Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis