Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land: The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa...

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Fred Nelson

Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

Fred Nelson

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Routledge
20 March 2012

Development studies; Agriculture & related industries; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Agricultural science; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques

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. Published with IUCN, The Bradley Fund for the Environment, SASUSG and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Edited by: Fred Nelson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9780415520362
ISBN 10: 0415520363
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fred Nelson has worked as a scholar and practitioner on natural resource governance in East Africa for over ten years. He has worked in the field with local communities in northern Tanzania to establish more equitable and beneficial resource governance arrangements and has researched the political economy of natural resource management across East and Southern Africa. His work has been published in journals such as Conservation Biology, Development & Change, and Biodiversity Conservation.

Reviews for Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land: The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

'An extremely useful and up to date analysis of community natural resource management in Africa.' - William M. (Bill) Adams, Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge, UK 'I recommend this book to students and practitioners with an interest in conservation or environmental management and, especially, political and environmental anthropology. The book will be a useful addition to any academic library.' - Andreja Phillips, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management