Participatory resource management and development in developing countries: " do the attributes of the organizing committee for local participation ma…

2011

Master thesis in development management- University of Agder 2011 In the past few decades, local community participation has been viewed as one of the major ways through which sustainable resource management can be attained. Communities have been encouraged to take part in resource management projects in order to attain better results. However, there are still some concerns in academic and practitioner circles on how the participatory approach can be implemented in order to gain the most out of it. Hence, pointing to the need for further research on ways of improving participation especially in community resource conservation and development. In this regard, this research set out to discove…