The review reveals watershed management research as an interdisciplinary effort at multiple scales within a long-term movement towards informed participatory decision-making. Watersheds, together with aquifers, are the most important units for data collection and modeling in water management. Common property resources (CPRs) are of central importance, especially for low-income inhabitants. The exclusion of women from decision-making is a barrier to proper management as women often have the best understanding of CPR interrelations and management practices.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Mexico, Central America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Peru, Vietnam
This book explores the relationship between gender and land, the gendered implications of globalisation on social relations and resource control, and the workings of global capital. Its central focus is examination of globalisation and how the associated changes in land use and tenure affect rural women. A parallel current is people’s resistance to global forces, frequently demonstrated through insistence on the uniqueness of their livelihoods.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2003South America, Central America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Vietnam
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011Colombia
Research has become a driving force behind upcoming
land restitution efforts in Colombia, where for decades
peasants have lost land by violent means. The initiative
is especially important for women, who have also built
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Brazil, South America, Central America, Northern America
Effective land policy reform is strewn with complexities and pitfalls. The paper focuses on land tenure, access and use in rural settings, and suggests that Latin America is home to some worrisome trends as well as the rich array of initiatives on land issues. By surveying the literature and examining the issues this study points to areas needing attention from researchers and policymakers.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1981Chile
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Bangladesh, Congo, Ethiopia, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand
Through six themes: tenure policy; water management; sustainable housing; waste treatment and recycling practices; urban agriculture; and construction practices, nine case studies address diverse urban sustainability challenges facing cities in Peru, Senegal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Developed in partnership with low-income city dwellers, the authors propose small changes in practice and structure, which can create more balanced, healthy, and sustainable habitats. The book offers insights into both theory and practice.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 1987Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat
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