Crossing boundaries for collaboration : conservation and development projects in the Amazon / / Stephen G. Perz

• Autore: Perz Stephen George <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7098616
• Soggetto topico: Action research - Social aspects; Cooperation - Social aspects; Interdisciplinary research; Intergovernmental cooperation; Interorganizational relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crossing boundaries for collaboration
• ISBN: 1-4985-3566-6; 1-4985-3567-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798714403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II