Search for dissertations about: "co-management"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word co-management.
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11. Natural resource management in an institutional disorder : the development of adaptive co-management systems of moose in Sweden
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the development of adaptive co-management systems and of the role the State plays in promoting or hampering such a development. Natural resource issues are often characterised by conflicting interests and in general implemented by conventional, top-down management systems. READ MORE
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12. Nurturing resilience in social-ecological systems : Lessons learned from bridging organizations
Abstract : In an increasingly complex, rapidly changing world, the capacity to cope with, adapt to, and shape change is vital. This thesis investigates how natural resource management can be organized and practiced to nurture this capacity, referred to as resilience, in social-ecological systems. READ MORE
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13. Exploring stakeholder perceptions of an urban protected area and associated co-management arrangements: Macassar Dunes, Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract : Within our cities the importance of urban green spaces such as forests, parks, wetlands, and protected areas are increasingly recognised for their contribution to human health and wellbeing, and in the provision of ecosystem services. Meanwhile, cities contain much social, cultural, economic, and environmental diversity, and natural resource management strategies for green areas need to account for the diversity of perspectives and conflict spaces that such urban diversity can encapsulate. READ MORE
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14. Hauling home the co-management of coastal fisheries: A study on institutional barriers to fishermen’s involvement in the management of coastal fisheries on the west coast of Sweden
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15. Parks with people? : action research in bridging conservation and livelihoods in Limpopo National Park, Mozambique
Abstract : Reconciling conservation and people’s livelihoods has faced multiple dilemmas, particularly prominent in human-inhabited protected areas with high levels of poverty and vulnerability to climate adversities. This thesis examines the relationship between wildlife conservation and people’s livelihoods in a human-inhabited protected area and analyses the challenges and opportunities for reconciling the two. READ MORE