The purpose of this paper is discuss the role of government, primarily national government,
in fisheries co-management. This paper investigates the critical role of decentralization in a …

A critical analysis of the post-Rio consensus on environment and development which
questions the role of particular forms of internationalized elite scientific expertise. It asks why …

The end of minority rule in Zimbabwe seemed to herald dramatic changes in agrarian and
local government policies, as well as in official attitudes towards the rural areas more …

The rationale for devolution in Zimbabwe in particular and Africa in general is to develop the
administrative, political, and fiscal capacity of local governments to ensure responsiveness …

Urbanization is an essential determinant of social change. For social change to take place,
the process of urbanization requires extensive management (through urban governance) …

This paper focuses on the changing landscape of rural local government since the start of
Zimbabwe's current political and economic crisis in 2000. The paper questions the …

Land degradation narratives have been remarkably persistent in policymaking in Zimbabwe
through both colonial and post colonial periods. This paper asks why policy processes have …

During the last decade, the approaches for management and governance of fisheries
resources have undergone a significant transition. There has been a shift from traditional …

Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to the proliferation of peri-urban settlements
close to cities. Development policy in these areas is multi-pronged. Residents with local …

This study is about rural agricultural development and social processes of change in rural
Zimbabwe. It is aimed at understanding how irrigation intervention in a remote rural context …