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There has been an upsurge in scholarship concerned with theories of
social practices in various fields including sociology, geography
and management studies. This book provides a systematic
introduction and overview of recent formulations of practice theory
organised around three important themes: the importance of
analysing the role of the non-human alongside the human; the
reflexive nature of social science research; and the dynamics of
social change. Combining a rich variety of detailed empirical
research examples with discussion of the relevance of practice
theories for policy and social change, this book represents an
excellent sourcebook for all academic and professional researchers
interested in working with practice theory.
This book presents an overview of different institutional
arrangements for tourism, biodiversity conservation and rural
poverty reduction in eastern and southern Africa. These approaches
range from conservancies in Namibia, community-based organizations
in Botswana, conservation enterprises in Kenya, private game
reserves in South Africa, to sport hunting in Uganda and
transfrontier conservation areas. The book presents a comparative
analysis of these arrangements and highlights that most
arrangements emerged in the 1990s through either a decentralized or
centralized change trajectory that was sponsored by donors. They
aim to address some of the challenges of the 'fortress' types of
conservation by combining principles of community-based natural
resource management with a neoliberal approach to conservation,
evident in the use of tourism as the main mechanism for accruing
benefits from wildlife. The book illustrates the empirical
relevance of these novel arrangements by presenting their growth in
numbers and discuss how these arrangements differ in their form.
With respect to the conservation and development impacts of these
arrangements, we show that they have secured large amounts of land
for conservation, but also generated governance challenges and
disputes on tourism benefit sharing, affecting the stability of
these arrangements to generate socioeconomic and conservation
benefits.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Antarctica is poised at the
edge of a warmer and busier world. Leading Antarctic researchers
examine the needs and challenges of Antarctic environmental
management today and tomorrow. Through: (i) investigating the
impacts of human activities on specific ecosystems and species,
(ii) examining existing environmental management and monitoring
practices in place in various regions and (iii) interrogating
stakeholders, they address the following questions: What future
will Business-As-Usual bring to the Antarctic environment? Will a
Business-As-Usual future be compatible with the objectives set out
under the Antarctic Treaty, especially its Protocol on
Environmental Protection? What actions are necessary to bring about
alternative futures for the next 50 years? This volume is an
outcome of the International Polar Year (2007-2009) Oslo Science
Conference (8-12, June, 2010).
This book presents an overview of different institutional
arrangements for tourism, biodiversity conservation and rural
poverty reduction in eastern and southern Africa. These approaches
range from conservancies in Namibia, community-based organizations
in Botswana, conservation enterprises in Kenya, private game
reserves in South Africa, to sport hunting in Uganda and
transfrontier conservation areas. The book presents a comparative
analysis of these arrangements and highlights that most
arrangements emerged in the 1990s through either a decentralized or
centralized change trajectory that was sponsored by donors. They
aim to address some of the challenges of the 'fortress' types of
conservation by combining principles of community-based natural
resource management with a neoliberal approach to conservation,
evident in the use of tourism as the main mechanism for accruing
benefits from wildlife. The book illustrates the empirical
relevance of these novel arrangements by presenting their growth in
numbers and discuss how these arrangements differ in their form.
With respect to the conservation and development impacts of these
arrangements, we show that they have secured large amounts of land
for conservation, but also generated governance challenges and
disputes on tourism benefit sharing, affecting the stability of
these arrangements to generate socioeconomic and conservation
benefits.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Antarctica is poised at the
edge of a warmer and busier world. Leading Antarctic researchers
examine the needs and challenges of Antarctic environmental
management today and tomorrow. Through: (i) investigating the
impacts of human activities on specific ecosystems and species,
(ii) examining existing environmental management and monitoring
practices in place in various regions and (iii) interrogating
stakeholders, they address the following questions: What future
will Business-As-Usual bring to the Antarctic environment? Will a
Business-As-Usual future be compatible with the objectives set out
under the Antarctic Treaty, especially its Protocol on
Environmental Protection? What actions are necessary to bring about
alternative futures for the next 50 years? This volume is an
outcome of the International Polar Year (2007-2009) Oslo Science
Conference (8-12, June, 2010).
There has been an upsurge in scholarship concerned with theories of
social practices in various fields including sociology, geography
and management studies. This book provides a systematic
introduction and overview of recent formulations of practice theory
organised around three important themes: the importance of
analysing the role of the non-human alongside the human; the
reflexive nature of social science research; and the dynamics of
social change. Combining a rich variety of detailed empirical
research examples with discussion of the relevance of practice
theories for policy and social change, this book represents an
excellent sourcebook for all academic and professional researchers
interested in working with practice theory.
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