Local ecological knowledge in deteriorating water catchments : reconsidering environmental histories and inclusive governance in the Taita Hills, Kenya / Johanna Hohenthal.

• "In many developing countries, formal natural resource management is still largely based on top-down approaches that rely on professional ecological knowledge and bureaucratic procedures. Despite general support for community participation in the context of decentralised governance, perspectives of local people are often neglected in management planning and decision-making. At the same time, local people are considered responsible for environmental degradation, while historical political, economic and other structural changes, which have led to unsustainable land and water uses, are overlooked. This dissertation focuses on examining the challenges and possibilities of enhancing community participation and the role of local ecological knowledge in environmental management through a case study from the Taita Hills, Kenya... " 

Ämnesord

Geosciences.  (LCSH)

Geography.  (LCSH)

ekosysteemipalvelut  (yso/fin)

osallistuminen  (yso/fin)

paikallisyhteisöt  (yso/fin)

osallistaminen  (yso/fin)

luonnonvarat  (yso/fin)

vesivarat  (yso/fin)

hallinta  (yso/fin)

hallinto  (yso/fin)

poliittinen ekologia  (yso/fin)

geotieteet  (yso/fin)

geovetenskaper  (yso/swe)

Kenia  (yso/fin)

Taitavuoret  (yso/fin)

Genre

e-kirjat  (slm/fin)

väitöskirjat  (slm/fin)

e-böcker  (slm/swe)

doktorsavhandlingar  (slm/swe)

Klassifikation

11.1 (ämneskategori)

32 (UDK)

502/504 (UDK)