The paper explores the experiences and meanings that participants attribute to community wildlife... more The paper explores the experiences and meanings that participants attribute to community wildlife sites, a new kind of space created through the initiative and commitment of local residents, often without any wider organisational involvement. The study focuses on six case studies in ...
A case study of communities on the island of Leyte in the Philippines found that farmers were usi... more A case study of communities on the island of Leyte in the Philippines found that farmers were using a wide range of technologies to try to stop environmental degradation. The studies focused on the role of the agricultural information system in helping farmers to cope with change and improve sustainability. It turned out to be easier to understand this when a visual mapping method was developed. The author reports on this mapping experience. Farmers in the remote upland communities of Matalom, Leyte, grow maize and rootcrops in a shortened fallow cycle, with some lowland rice in the valley bottoms. They have stayed more or less isolated from the Green Revolution. Although seed of new varieties has found its way into the villages from relatives in other areas, farmers do not buy seed or use chemical inputs, and visits from extension workers are almost unknown. Men and women all say the soil fertility has decreased dramatically and soil erosion has increased over the last thirty years...
Résumé. Les caractéristiques de la relation communauté–foret dans le contexte du processus de rét... more Résumé. Les caractéristiques de la relation communauté–foret dans le contexte du processus de rétrocession des propriétés forestières en Roumanie: la dimension culturelle. L'évolution de la société humaine s'est avérée être extrêmement rapide durant ces derniers siècles, nécessitant des modifications extrêmes au milieu naturel, son empreinte bien définie étant représentée par son milieu entropique avec des caractéristiques modifiées en profondeur. Le développement socio-économique puissant et rapide a affecté dans un mode extrême la relation entre deux milieux, naturel et entropique, éléments de base du milieu géographique. L'analyse de la relation existante entre les communautés humaines et la forêt, met en exergue la corrélation étroite entre les deux sous-systèmes de base du système géographique. Cette communion, qui souligne le caractère unitaire du système, tend actuellement à se transformer (comme suite de l'apparition du processus de rétrocession des terrains ...
Participatory Biodiversity Assessment for Policy, Planning and Practice, 2010
(Bell et al., this volume). This chapter examines an attempt to harness the data for a wider rang... more (Bell et al., this volume). This chapter examines an attempt to harness the data for a wider range of purposes, and the ways in which different actors have perceived and responded to this. Many of the volunteers have a strong personal attachment to their data, and to the ...
Our paper explores the social and cultural relations underlying 'community wildlife sites&#x... more Our paper explores the social and cultural relations underlying 'community wildlife sites', a new type of commons emerging in England which appear to symbolise people's need to connect with place and 'nature'. England benefits from a long history of nature ...
Page 1. 1 Black poplar and the diversity of biodiversity action plans. - Report on a survey of LB... more Page 1. 1 Black poplar and the diversity of biodiversity action plans. - Report on a survey of LBAPsAnna Lawrence and Star Molteno ... Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Rd, OXFORD OX1 3QY, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected], [email protected] ...
Summary............................................................................................. more Summary.....................................................................................................................3 Introduction ....... ......................................................................... ... ... This background paper was prepared by Anna Lawrence (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK) and Bianca ...
International Sociology Association Conference ' …, 2005
Participatory environmental governance relies on both information about the environment, and part... more Participatory environmental governance relies on both information about the environment, and participants whose values and motivations lead them to take part in governance. It is commonly assumed that participation in data collection, such as environmental monitoring, can be ...
... 3, 1999, pp. 203-212 GOING WITH THE FLOW OR AN UPHILL STRUGGLE? DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATORY ... more ... 3, 1999, pp. 203-212 GOING WITH THE FLOW OR AN UPHILL STRUGGLE? DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH IN HILLSIDE ENVIRONMENTS Anna Lawrence Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Department, University of Reading RG6 6AL, UK ...
The paper explores the experiences and meanings that participants attribute to community wildlife... more The paper explores the experiences and meanings that participants attribute to community wildlife sites, a new kind of space created through the initiative and commitment of local residents, often without any wider organisational involvement. The study focuses on six case studies in ...
A case study of communities on the island of Leyte in the Philippines found that farmers were usi... more A case study of communities on the island of Leyte in the Philippines found that farmers were using a wide range of technologies to try to stop environmental degradation. The studies focused on the role of the agricultural information system in helping farmers to cope with change and improve sustainability. It turned out to be easier to understand this when a visual mapping method was developed. The author reports on this mapping experience. Farmers in the remote upland communities of Matalom, Leyte, grow maize and rootcrops in a shortened fallow cycle, with some lowland rice in the valley bottoms. They have stayed more or less isolated from the Green Revolution. Although seed of new varieties has found its way into the villages from relatives in other areas, farmers do not buy seed or use chemical inputs, and visits from extension workers are almost unknown. Men and women all say the soil fertility has decreased dramatically and soil erosion has increased over the last thirty years...
Résumé. Les caractéristiques de la relation communauté–foret dans le contexte du processus de rét... more Résumé. Les caractéristiques de la relation communauté–foret dans le contexte du processus de rétrocession des propriétés forestières en Roumanie: la dimension culturelle. L'évolution de la société humaine s'est avérée être extrêmement rapide durant ces derniers siècles, nécessitant des modifications extrêmes au milieu naturel, son empreinte bien définie étant représentée par son milieu entropique avec des caractéristiques modifiées en profondeur. Le développement socio-économique puissant et rapide a affecté dans un mode extrême la relation entre deux milieux, naturel et entropique, éléments de base du milieu géographique. L'analyse de la relation existante entre les communautés humaines et la forêt, met en exergue la corrélation étroite entre les deux sous-systèmes de base du système géographique. Cette communion, qui souligne le caractère unitaire du système, tend actuellement à se transformer (comme suite de l'apparition du processus de rétrocession des terrains ...
Participatory Biodiversity Assessment for Policy, Planning and Practice, 2010
(Bell et al., this volume). This chapter examines an attempt to harness the data for a wider rang... more (Bell et al., this volume). This chapter examines an attempt to harness the data for a wider range of purposes, and the ways in which different actors have perceived and responded to this. Many of the volunteers have a strong personal attachment to their data, and to the ...
Our paper explores the social and cultural relations underlying 'community wildlife sites&#x... more Our paper explores the social and cultural relations underlying 'community wildlife sites', a new type of commons emerging in England which appear to symbolise people's need to connect with place and 'nature'. England benefits from a long history of nature ...
Page 1. 1 Black poplar and the diversity of biodiversity action plans. - Report on a survey of LB... more Page 1. 1 Black poplar and the diversity of biodiversity action plans. - Report on a survey of LBAPsAnna Lawrence and Star Molteno ... Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Rd, OXFORD OX1 3QY, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected], [email protected] ...
Summary............................................................................................. more Summary.....................................................................................................................3 Introduction ....... ......................................................................... ... ... This background paper was prepared by Anna Lawrence (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK) and Bianca ...
International Sociology Association Conference ' …, 2005
Participatory environmental governance relies on both information about the environment, and part... more Participatory environmental governance relies on both information about the environment, and participants whose values and motivations lead them to take part in governance. It is commonly assumed that participation in data collection, such as environmental monitoring, can be ...
... 3, 1999, pp. 203-212 GOING WITH THE FLOW OR AN UPHILL STRUGGLE? DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATORY ... more ... 3, 1999, pp. 203-212 GOING WITH THE FLOW OR AN UPHILL STRUGGLE? DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH IN HILLSIDE ENVIRONMENTS Anna Lawrence Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Department, University of Reading RG6 6AL, UK ...
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