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Title Partnerships for Empowerment : Participatory Research for Community-Based Natural Resource Management / edited by Carl Wilmsen, William Elmendorf, Larry Fisher, Jacquelyn Ross, Brinda Sarathy and Gail Wells
Published London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Negotiating community, paricipation, knowledge and power in particpatory research -- Core criteria and assessment of participatory research -- Challenges to institutionalizing participatory research in community forestry in the US --From environmental racism to civic environmentalism: using participation and nature to develop community in the Belmont neighborhood of West Philadelphia -- Creating common ground: a collaborative approach to environmental reclamation and cultural preservation -- Opportunities and challenges in community capacity-building: lessons from participatory research in Macon County, North Carolina --Calibrating collaboration: monitoring and adaptive management of the landscape and Gunnison National Forests in Western Colorado -- Inclusion and exclusion: immigrant forest workers and participation in Natural Resource Management -- Comparing participatory ecological research in two contexts: an immigrant community and a Native American community on Olympic Peninsula, Washington -- Battle at the bridge: using participatory approaches to develop community researchers in ecological management -- Research on native terms: navigation and participation issues for native scholars in community research -- Participation, relationships and empowerment
Summary 'This text presents models of research sorely needed in the literature and for work in communities.' Kathleen Martin assistant professor of ethnic studies California Polytechnic State University 'Moving beyond a presentation of orthodoxy and idealized goals of participatory research this book provides honest and critical accounts of efforts in the US to apply participatory research to natural resource management. The case studies and synthesis chapters provide invaluable lessons to aid better understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in this very important approach to research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
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In T Academic Library
Subject Natural resources -- Co-management.
Sustainable forestry.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
Natural resources -- Co-management
Sustainable forestry
Développement durable.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
Form Electronic book
Author Wilmsen, Carl, 1956- editior of compilation.
Elmendorf, William, editor
Fisher, Larry, editior of compilation.
Ross, Jacquelyn, editior of compilation.
Sarathy, Brinda, editior of compilation.
Wells, Gail, editior of compilation
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