Perkins, J, Reed, M, Akanyang, L et al. (9 more authors) (2013) Making land management more sustainable: experiences implementing a new methodological framework in Botswana. Land Degradation & Development, 24 (5). 463 - 477. ISSN 1085-3278
Abstract
It is increasingly recognised that tackling land degradation through more sustainable land management depends on incorporating multiple perspectives by using a variety of methods at multiple scales, including the perspectives of those who manage and/or use the land. This paper reports experience implementing a previously proposed methodological framework that is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing between researchers and stakeholders about land degradation severity and extent, and sustainable land management options. Empirical findings are presented from the Botswana site of the EU-funded Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land project. The paper reflects upon the challenges and benefits of the proposed framework and identifies a number of benefits, notably related to insights arising from the integration of local and scientific knowledge, and the ownership of the sustainable land management strategies that emerged from the process. However, implementing the framework was not without challenges, and levels of poverty and formal education may limit the implementation of the framework in some developing world contexts.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Perkins, J., Reed, M., Akanyang, L., Atlhopheng, J., Chanda, R., Magole, L., Mphinyane, W., Mulale, K., Sebego, R., Fleskens, L., Irvine, B. and Kirkby, M. (2013), Making land management more sustainable: experience implementing a new methodological framework in Botswana. Land Degrad. Dev., 24: 463–477, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1142 |
Keywords: | knowledge management; sustainable land management; drylands; Botswana |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2014 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 15:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1142 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ldr.1142 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80337 |