Partnerships for empowerment : participatory research for community-based natural resource management / edited by Carl Wilmsen ... [et al.].
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TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, c2008. Description: xv, 292 p. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781844075638 (pbk.)Subject(s): Natural resources -- Co-management | Sustainable forestryDDC classification: 333.7 WIL Summary: "This book analyses the current state of the art of participatory research in CBNRM (community based natural resource management). Its chapters and case studies examine recent experiences in collaborative forest management, harvesting impacts on forest shrubs, watershed restoration in Native American communities, civic environmentalism in an urban neighborhood and other topics. Although the main geographic focus of the book is the United States, the issues raised are synthesized and discussed in the context of recent critiques of participatory research and CBNRM worldwide. The book's purpose is to provide insights and lessons for academics and practitioners involved in CBNRM in many contexts. The issues it covers will be relevant to participatory research and CBNRM practitioners and students the world over."--Jacket
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-284) and index.
"This book analyses the current state of the art of participatory research in CBNRM (community based natural resource management). Its chapters and case studies examine recent experiences in collaborative forest management, harvesting impacts on forest shrubs, watershed restoration in Native American communities, civic environmentalism in an urban neighborhood and other topics. Although the main geographic focus of the book is the United States, the issues raised are synthesized and discussed in the context of recent critiques of participatory research and CBNRM worldwide. The book's purpose is to provide insights and lessons for academics and practitioners involved in CBNRM in many contexts. The issues it covers will be relevant to participatory research and CBNRM practitioners and students the world over."--Jacket
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