Beyond the Biophysical argues for an interdisciplinary perspective on agriculture, natural resource management (NRM), and international development practice that extends beyond a purely biophysical orientation. Biophysical interventions succeed or fail not simply on their own merits but within a ...
German, L.
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Ramisch, Joshua J.
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Verma, R.
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[Beyond the biophysical: knowledge, culture, and power in agriculture and natural resource management]
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Beyond the biophysical: knowledge, culture, and power in agriculture and natural resource management
The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the conditions under which collective action instit...
German, L.
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Ayele, Seife
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Tanui, J.
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Nyangas, S.
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Taye, H.
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Admassu, Z.
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Mazengia, W.
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Tirwomwe, W.
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Begashaw, L.
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Tsegaye, M.
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Alinyo, F.
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Mekonnen, A.
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Aberra, K.
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Chemangeni, A.
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Cheptegei, W.
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Tolera, T.
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Jotte, Z.
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Bedane, K.
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[Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands]
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Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands
The historical emphasis on technological innovation as a pathway to rural development has obscured the institutional foundations of development – in this case, the role of local and external organizations in shaping patterns of benefits capture. Agrarian communities have a host of ways in which t...
German, L.
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Ayele, Seife
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Mazengia, W
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Tsegaye, M.
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Abere, K.
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Bedane, K.
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Geta, E.
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Tolera, T.
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Taye, H.
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[Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D]
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Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D
The highlands of Eastern Africa are characterized by high population densities and tightly coupled interactions between adjacent landscape units and users. Effective formal or informal natural resource governance is necessary to mitigate the potential negative social and environmental effects of ...
German, L.
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Mazengia, W
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Taye, H.
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Tsegaye, M.
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Ayele, Seife
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Charamila, S.
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Wickama, J.
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[Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”]
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Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”
Knowledge, culture, and relations of power shape the institutionalized discourses, ideologies, and practices of “development” as well as the everyday natural resource management practices of women and men around the world. As a result, a broader and interdisciplinary perspective on agriculture, n...
German, L.
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Verma, R.
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Ramisch, Joshua J.
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[Agriculture, natural resource management, and “development” beyond the biophysical]
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Agriculture, natural resource management, and “development” beyond the biophysical
German, L.
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Ayele, Seife
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Admassu, Z.
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[Managing linkages between communal rangelands and private cropland in the highlands of Eastern Africa: contributions to participatory integrated watershed management]
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Managing linkages between communal rangelands and private cropland in the highlands of Eastern Africa: contributions to participatory integrated watershed management
German, L.
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Kidane, B.
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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[Watershed management to counter farming system decline: towards a demand driven system oriented research agenda]
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Watershed management to counter farming system decline: towards a demand driven system oriented research agenda