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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.

Publication Info. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language Text in English.
Subject Natural resources -- Co-management.
Natural resources -- Co-management.
Sustainable forestry.
Sustainable forestry.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added 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.
In: T Academic Library
Other Form: Print version: Partnerships for empowerment. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008 9781844075638 (DLC) 2008011462 (OCoLC)213765714
ISBN 9781849772143 (electronic book)
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9781844075621 (hardback)
1844075621 (Cloth)
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Standard No. 10.4324/9781849772143