Partnerships for Empowerment: Participatory Research for Community-based Natural Resource Management

Synopsis

Participatory research has emerged as an approach to producing knowledge that is sufficiently grounded in local needs and realities to support community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and it is often touted as crucial to the sustainable management of forests and other natural resources. This book analyses the current state of the art of participatory research in CBNRM. 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.

Copyright:

2008

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

320 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781136560071

Related ISBNs:

9781844075638, 9781844075621, 9781849772143

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

10/27/23

Copyrighted By:

Carl Wilmsen, William Elmendorf, Larry Fisher, Jacquelyn Ross, Brinda Sarathy and Gail Wells

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Carl Wilmsen

Edited by:

William F. Elmendorf

Edited by:

Larry Fisher

Edited by:

Jacquelyn Ross

Edited by:

Brinda Sarathy

Edited by:

Gail Wells