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Author Perz, Stephen George, 1969- author.

Title Crossing boundaries for collaboration : conservation and development projects in the Amazon / Stephen G. Perz
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

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Contents Introduction -- The official story: examples from the Amazon -- The challenges of collaboration -- Crossing boundaries for collaboration -- The analytics of crossing boundaries -- Inequalities and politics in collaboration across boundaries -- Uncertainty and surprises when crossing boundaries -- Crossing boundaries and the self -- Conclusion: seasons of collaboration
Summary Societal problems that require collaboration across boundaries are growing, but the issues, tasks, challenges, and strategic practices of partnering across divides often fall outside the technical skill sets of would-be collaborators. This book brings together knowledge from many disciplines and firsthand experience from conservation and development projects in the Amazon to elucidate the travails but also the advantages of collaborating across boundaries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Action research -- Social aspects
Cooperation -- Social aspects
Interdisciplinary research.
Intergovernmental cooperation.
Interorganizational relations.
International cooperation.
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (Project management) -- Amazon River Region -- Case studies
Natural resources -- Co-management -- Amazon River Region -- Case studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Cooperation -- Social aspects
Interdisciplinary research
Intergovernmental cooperation
International cooperation
Interorganizational relations
Natural resources -- Co-management
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (Project management)
Amazon River Region
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016039202
ISBN 9781498535670
1498535674