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The Political Economy of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries
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This article is published in Soil Science.The article was published on 1985-10-01. It has received 371 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Political economy of climate change & Soil governance.read more
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The swap model : policy and theory applications for agent-based modelling of soil and water conservation adoption
TL;DR: In this paper, the SWAP model is used as an "interested amateur" to improve the quality of interaction between policy stakeholders and explore the theory on farmer behaviour in the SWC literature.
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Pathways to forest wealth in Nepal
TL;DR: In this paper, a failure to deliver the full benefits of community forestry in Nepal is discussed, with about 45% of households being members of community forest user groups. But, there has been a failure in delivering the full benefit.
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A postmodern reconstruction of floodplain management methodology
TL;DR: In this article, a post-modal reconstruction of floodplain management methodology has been carried out in an attempt to explicitly incorporate ethics; including an appreciation of sustainability, which has been undertaken by adapting a social constructionist and pluralist approach to appreciate the multi-disciplinary context of Aotearoa/New Zealand where diverse knowledge systems occur.
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Linking Nordic landscape geography and political ecology
TL;DR: Widgren et al. as mentioned in this paper linked Nordic landscape geography and political ecology by linking landscape geography with political ecology, and analyzed and compa cationed the results of the analysis.
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Sustainable development: a critical review
TL;DR: A review of the literature that has sprung up around the concept of sustainable development indicates, however, a lack of consistency in its interpretation as mentioned in this paper, leading to inadequacies and contradictions in policy making in the context of international trade, agriculture, and forestry.
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Resilience thinking meets social theory: Situating social change in socio-ecological systems (SES) research
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the extension of resilience notions to society has important limits, particularly its conceptualization of social change, and suggest that critically examining the role of knowledge at the intersections between social and environmental dynamics helps to address normative questions and to capture how power and competing value systems are not external to, but rather integral to the development and functioning of SES.
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People, Parks and Poverty: Political Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the political ecology of conservation, particularly the establishment of protected areas (PAs), and dis-cuss the implications of the idea of pristine nature, the social impacts of and the politics of PA establishment and the way the benefits and costs of PAs are allocated.
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Beyond the Square Wheel: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Biodiversity Conservation as Social and Political Process
TL;DR: The authors argue that the renewed focus on authoritarian protection practices largely overlooks key aspects of social and political process including clarification of moral standpoint, legitimacy, governance, accountability, learning, and nonlocal forces.