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A Theory of Access.
Jesse C. Ribot,Nancy Lee Peluso +1 more
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In this article, the authors define access as the ability to derive benefits from things, broadening from property's clas- sical definition as "the right to benefit from things" and examine a broad set of factors that differentiate access from property.Abstract:
The term "access" is frequently used by property and natural resource analysts without adequate definition. In this paper we develop a concept of access and examine a broad set of factors that differentiate access from property. We define access as "the ability to derive benefits from things," broadening from property's clas- sical definition as "the right to benefit from things." Access, following this definition, is more akin to "a bundle of powers" than to property's notion of a "bundle of rights." This formulation includes a wider range of social relationships that constrain or enable benefits from resource use than property relations alone. Using this fram- ing, we suggest a method of access analysis for identifying the constellations of means, relations, and processes that enable various actors to derive benefits from re- sources. Our intent is to enable scholars, planners, and policy makers to empirically "map" dynamic processes and relationships of access.read more
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Benefit Sharing Among Local Resource Users: The Role of Property Rights
Nichole Torpey-Saboe,Krister Andersson,Esther Mwangi,Lauren Persha,Carl F. Salk,Carl F. Salk,Carl F. Salk,Glenn Wright +7 more
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A sustainable livelihoods framework for the 21st century
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Constraints, multiple stressors, and stratified adaptation: Pastoralist livelihood vulnerability in a semi-arid wildlife conservation context in Central Kenya
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Double Inequity? The Social Dimensions of Deforestation and Forest Protection in Local Communities in Northern Cambodia
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TL;DR: In this article, a case study examines the distribution of costs and benefits within local communities participating in the Community Forestry (CF) and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) project.
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‘Who Seeks, Finds’: How Artisanal Miners and Traders Benefit from Gold in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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