Management of local resources has a greater chance of a sustainable outcome when there is partnership between local people and external agencies. This book analyses and extends this premise to show that the process of research for improving natural resource management must incorporate participatory and user-focused approaches.
* Shows how management of local resources can be done best by the local community for the local community
'...this book presents innovative approaches for estabilishing and sustaining participation and collective decision making, good practice for research, and challenges for future development in the management of natural resources.'
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK
