Reducing poverty and sustaining the environment [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of local engagement / / edited by Stephen Bass ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.4/6/091724
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - Developing countries - Prevention; Environmental management - Political aspects - Developing countries; Poverty - Environmental aspects - Developing countries; Local government - Developing countries; Environmental justice - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Environmental conditions Case studies
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BassStephen <1958->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Reducing Poverty and Sustaining the EnvironmentThe Politics of Local Engagement; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Diagrams and Boxes; List of Photographs; Acknowledgements; About the Authors and Editors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; The focus of this book: The dynamics of political change on poor people's environment; The case studies: Political change in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean; The changing political context; Mapping power relationships: Political influences at four levels; Closing the gap between the poor and those who seek to support them ; What do we mean by poverty?The implications of expanded poverty definitions for the environment and politics; How political change can support pro-poor environmental outcomes; 2 Creating Space for Civil Society in an Impoverished Environment in Pakistan; From early innovations in Bangladesh . . .; . . . to facing huge challenges in one of the poorest parts of Pakistan; AKRSP's approach: 'Social organization' tackles poverty and natural resource degradation; Improving governance: AKRSP as a complement to government, not a substitute; Strengthening civil society through interactions ; Maturing institutions get to grips with environmental issues and influence policyRevisiting some assumptions about poverty and the environment; Influencing national policy on rural development: The importance of leadership; Conclusions; 3 The Bioplan: Decreasing Poverty in Manizales, Colombia, through Shared Environmental Management; Introduction; Background; The context: Urban and rural poverty in Colombia and Manizales; Summary of environmental policies in Manizales; The Bioplan in action; Experiences; Conclusions; 4 Environment-Poverty Linkages: Managing Natural Resources in China ; IntroductionResearch; Improving environment-poverty projects; Participatory assessments; Poverty reduction, environment and participation; 5 The Evolving Roles of Environmental Management Institutions in East Africa: From Conservation to Poverty Reduction; Introduction; Background and context; Some reflections on governance in the context of the East African Community; Current trends in governance; Regional environmental governance processes; National environmental governance in the context of poverty eradication; Looking to the future ; 6 Stories on the Environment and Conflict from Northern NigeriaIntroduction; The Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands; Through the eyes of a farmer and cattle herder; Bringing the stories together; Conclusion and recommendations; 7 The Sea is our Garden: Coastal Resource Management and Local Governance in the Caribbean; Introduction; A small island and its internal politics; The case study: Context and stakeholders; Promoting sustainable coastal livelihoods; Lessons learned: Local governance and institutional arrangements for coastal conservation and management; Conclusions ; 8 'Working for Water' in a Democratic South Africa
• Sommario/riassunto: 'A valuable contribution to our collective knowledge about governance, poverty and the environment' Frances Seymour, World Resources Institute'Detailed and realistic documentation of contemporary development and governance relationships and trends' Melissa Leach, Institute of Development StudiesThere are growing signs that development work by governments, aid agencies and non-government organisations ignores the fact that environmental quality matters to the poor. There are also indications that some environmental work is pushing 'people-out' protection methodologies. Yet recently, an extensiv
• Titolo autorizzato: Reducing poverty and sustaining the environment
• ISBN: 1-84977-230-4; 1-136-55896-9; 1-280-47499-8; 9786610474998; 600-00-0048-0; 1-4237-2845-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450652103321
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