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Local versus expert knowledge in forest management in a semi-arid part of India

✍ Scribed by N. Udaya Sekhar

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
94 KB
Volume
15
Category
Article
ISSN
1085-3278

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Abstract

This study analyzes the differences between the villagers' and the Forest Department's preferences in the choice of tree species to be planted in eastern Rajasthan, India. Locals learned to manage the tree resources in a sustainable manner before the formal knowledge perspectives started to dominate through various state forestry programmes in which decision making is dominated by expert perspectives in a given political context. The study also attempts to identify the problems of complementary relationships between local and expert knowledge and the resulting management implications. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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