Community rights, conservation and contested land
Subtitle: the politics of natural resource governance in Africa
By: edited by Fred Nelson.
Contributors: Nelson, Fred, 1976-
Publisher: Earthscan; Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781844079162
Subjects: Nature conservation -- Government policy -- Africa; Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy -- Africa; Biodiversity -- Government policy -- Africa; Land tenure -- Africa; Community development -- Africa; Political participation -- Africa; Africa -- Environmental conditions; Africa -- Politics and government
Description: "Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes, whereby numerous groups with often-divergent interests negotiate for access to and control over resources. These political processes determine the outcomes of resource governance reform efforts, such as widespread attempts to decentralize or devolve greater tenure over land and resources to local communities. This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa. These cases include both local and national settings, and examine issues such as land rights, tourism development, wildlife conservation, participatory forest management, and the impacts of climate change, and are drawn from both academics and field practitioners working across the region."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.