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Debe Ser Dirigida: Theories Of Community Organizing For Research Management In The Context Of Rural Ecuador, Meghan Edwards
Debe Ser Dirigida: Theories Of Community Organizing For Research Management In The Context Of Rural Ecuador, Meghan Edwards
Student Symposium
This research analysis and literature review discusses the factors that mobilize individuals to take an active role in community-led resource management. After reviewing major contemporary theories of resource management such as Elinor Ostrom's polycentric theory, CPR theories, and Arnstein's ladder, the essay then applies these theories to the context of the Quijos Valley in Ecuador, where the author conducted informal interviews with community members both involved and not-involved in managing fragile soil ecosystems. The literature review considers the idea that individuals are more likely to take an active role in research management when there are strong community bonds, and highlights …
Simpler But Not Worse: Comparing Two Methods For Mapping Soil Conservation Service Of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Yihe Lv, Liwei Zhang, Bojie Fu
Simpler But Not Worse: Comparing Two Methods For Mapping Soil Conservation Service Of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Yihe Lv, Liwei Zhang, Bojie Fu
21st International Conference on Environmental Indicators (ICEI 2015)
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