Transformations towards sustainability are needed to address many of the earth's profound
environmental and social challenges. Yet, actions taken to deliberately shift social …

The Complex Forest systematically examines the theory, processes, and early outcomes of a
research and management approach called adaptive collaborative management (ACM). An …

Shortfalls in global food production, coupled with the growing visibility of climate change's
disruptive effects, have underlined for many observers the importance of devoting rural …

The geographical boundaries and titles depicted in this publication, whether in maps, other
illustrations, or text, do not imply any judgment or opinion about the legal status of a territory …

Geographic information and spatial data have played increasingly important roles in
development planning and environmental decision making from top-down management to …

Recent attempts to integrate geographic information systems (GIS) and participatory
techniques, have given rise to terminologies such as participatory GIS and community …

Customary tenure, mingled with state law and occasional private titling, continue
predominantly to govern African rural and forest lands. This is in spite of evolutionist theories …

Participatory methods that consider the land use of local communities are critical to resource
planning. In the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba (MLW) Landscape located in northern Democratic …

Knowledge held by people who have been involved in intimate and direct engagement with
their land is often valuable for our understanding of past land use. This study has through an …

This chapter focuses on participatory mapping as an e-governance tool to facilitate public
participation. Public participation is a key component of democratic governance, and there is …