Social Networks and Natural Resource Management Uncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Case studies
- 4 Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals
- 5 Social network analysis for stakeholder selection and the links to social learning and adaptive co-management
- 6 Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation
- 7 The effects of social network ties on the public’s satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada
- 8 Social network models for natural resource use and extraction
- 9 Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance
- 10 The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico
- 11 Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management
- 12 Social networks, joint image building, and adaptability: the case of local fishery management
- 13 Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry
- Part III Summary and outlook
- Index
- References
13 - Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry
consequences for agroforestry
from Part II - Case studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Case studies
- 4 Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals
- 5 Social network analysis for stakeholder selection and the links to social learning and adaptive co-management
- 6 Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation
- 7 The effects of social network ties on the public’s satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada
- 8 Social network models for natural resource use and extraction
- 9 Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance
- 10 The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico
- 11 Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management
- 12 Social networks, joint image building, and adaptability: the case of local fishery management
- 13 Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry
- Part III Summary and outlook
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction: agrarian networks
Current challenges associated with soil degradation and land scarcity will have significant impacts on agricultural productivity, with far-reaching consequences for agroecosystem services and food security (Altieri, 2002; Sanchez, 2002; Lal, 2004; Vitousek et al., 2009). Research has shown that by increasing agrodiversity, ecological benefits operating at various spatial and temporal scales mitigate environmental risks (Sanchez, 2002; Garcia-Barrios and Ong, 2004; Nair, 2007). Accordingly, the implementation of diverse agricultural systems has become of increasing interest (Pattanayak et al., 2003). Of particular importance is the distribution of information on agrodiversity, and agroforestry, management (Montambault and Alavalapati, 2005; Isaac et al., 2007a, 2009).
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- Social Networks and Natural Resource ManagementUncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance, pp. 322 - 344Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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