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Beyond Fences: Seeking social sustainability in conservation, volume II
Edited by Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend with Dianne Buchan
Volume II contains a variety of refernce material to be consulted, as needed, at various stages in the process.
ISBN 2831703409, (IUCN - The World Conservation Union), 1997, 128pp, £9.50,

Beyond Fences: Seeking Social Sustainability in Conservation
Edited by Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend with Dianne Buchan
These two volumes are designed to help professionals employed in conservation initiatives to identify the social concerns that are relevant for their work, assess options for action and implement the options suited to their context. Volume I is a companion to a process - an experience of `learning-by-doing" expected to involve a series of meetings and field-based activities. The process may be carried out for the purpose of planning, evaluating or redesigning a conservation initiative.
ISBN 2831703417, (IUCN - The World Conservation Union), 1997, 128pp, £9.50,

The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating environmental, social and
Jamie Schnurr

ISBN 0889368422, (IDRC), 1998, , £20.00,

Economic Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Development Projects: Second edition
John Dixon and others
A new edition of a classic text, setting out the theory and role of economic analysis, explaining how impacts can be measured, and describing the available evaluation techniques and their limitations. With nine illustrative case studies.
ISBN 1853831859, (Earthscan), 1994, 210pp, £20.00,

The Environmental Inpact of Small Scale Industries
Andrew Scott
The environmental impacts of small scale industries have tended to be ignored by small enterprise development programmes. It is often assumed that because they are small these industires have little impact. Lack of in-depth knowledge of the actual environmental impacts of small scale producers and of the ways in which they are affected by environmental regulations, has limited understanding by policymakers in both developing and industrialized countries of how to balance the policy objectives of employment creation and environmental protection. Research carried out in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe on three industrial sub-sectors (brick making, textile dyeing and mining), providing empirical information about the environmental effects of these industries, found that though small scale industires do not necessarily have a significant environmental impact from a national or global point of view, they can have significant local impacts, which need to be addressed. The nature of environmental effects van differ between scales of production for the same product, because the technoloiges used are different. Direct comparisons of environmental impacts between large and small scale producers are thus made moer difficult than has been assumed. Reliance in the enforcement of statutory regulations and standards is unlikely to be an effective approach to the control and reduction of environmental degradation by small scale industries in developing promotion of `cleaner production' approaches and the investment of stakeholders in enforcing `voluntary compliance'.
ISBN 1853394599, (ITP), 1999, 65pp, £12.95,

Environmental Problems in Third World Cities
Jorge E. Hardoy, Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite
In many squatter settlements in cities in developing countries, infants are 40-50 times more likely to die than in Europe and North America. The authors describe the environmental problems affecting these cities and show that solutions are available.
ISBN 1853831468, (Earthscan), 1992, 302pp, £14.95,

The Lie of the Land: Challenging received wisdom on the African environment
Edited by Melissa Leach and Robin Mearns
The Lie of the Land sets out to question and challenge the sterotypical images, myths and falsehoods that shaped thinking and policy-making on the African environment over the last few decades. Using eleven key cases, the book questions the reasoning behind such images and asks the important questions: how do environmental orthodoxies become established?; what are the alternative and appropraite approaches for policy-making?
ISBN 0852554095, (James Currey), 1996, 234pp, £11.95,

Lore: Capturing traditional environmental knowledge
Martha Johnson
Can science gain from an understanding of indigenous traditional knowledge? How should this knowledge be gathered? How can it make a difference in managing our natural resources? Lore presents altenative approaches to these critical global concerns.
ISBN 0889366446, (IDRC), 1992, 120pp, £8.95,

Managing the Globalized Environment: Local strategies to secure livelihoods
TiiaRiitta Granfelt
This volume considers the complexity of local-global interaction in environmental management; the focus is on understanding resource management as a socio-cultural concept. Interlinkages between resource base, supply, management and needs satisfaction are discussed from different perspectives and parts of the world to illustrate the impact of value systems, entitlement patterns, governance, the production of knowledge and norm systems, as well as the role of institutions and technology development in environmental management. The selected case studies show the central role of security in resource utilization. The potential for conflict stems not only from control of resources but also from different ways of thinking about the resource base and its proper use as a prerequisite of perceived social and environmental security; human relationship with the environment is never purely biologically based and rational. Socio-cultural systems encompass different perceptions of the environment, and influence the patterns and choices in its management. Concentration on local patterns of environmental security leads to the appearance of several definitions of security through varied situations in which people give meaning to their relationship to, and management of resources. Conflict is often generated from a collision of two or more different management systems, whether the emphasis is economic, cultural or value-related. The message of this book is to observe the urgent need to combine different perspectives in environmental management, both of different levels and of separate traditions and disciplines, as well as cultural and organizational experiences.
ISBN 1853394513, (ITP), 1999, 248pp, £14.95,

Social Change and Conservation: Environmental politics and impacts of national parks and protected areas
Edited by Krishna B Ghimire and Michel P Pimbert
Protected areas and conservation policies are usually established with only local nature and wildlife in mind. Yet they can have far-reaching consequences for local populations, often undermining their access to resources and their livelihoods. Social Change and Conservation is a comprehensive discussion of the social consequences of protected area schemes and conservation policies. Drawing on case studies from around the world, it reviews current trends, and shows their effect on local people, and argues for a comprehensive overhaul of conservation thinking and practice.
ISBN 1853834106, (Earthscan), 1997, 342pp, £18.95,

Taking Action: An environmental guide for you and your community
UNEP
This book looks at how the major groups of civil society - women, youth, indigenous people, NGOs, local authorities, workers, businesses, the science and tehcnological community famres and individuals - can take practical action at the community level to address environmentlal problems and establish sustainable relationships with the natural world around them. It outlines the various environmental dangers facing us today, and explains how to do something about them. From lobbying governments for legislation and enforcement tp using the media effectively, Taking Action is a guide for those concerned with the survival of the planet.
ISBN 9280715682, (The Stationery Office), , 228pp, £12.95,

Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Concepts and cases
Julian T. Inglis
A series of papers selected from presentations on TEK (Traditional Ecological Knowledge) which were held as part of the Common Property Conference. TEK is recognized by many as being a major part of the solution to the present ecological crisis.
ISBN 0889366837, (IDRC), 1993, 142pp, £11.95,

Whose Eden? An overview of community approaches to wildlife management
IIED
This report provides three broad principles for achieving effective participation of communities in the conservation of wildlife. Practical ways in which organizations can integrate communities into on-going projects, and work with the full participation of local producers in wildlife management are described. Recommendations are made on ways to promote community management of wildlife resources, and ten applied research topics are given for identifying the range of conditions in which community wildlife management might succeed.
ISBN 0905347749, (IIED), 1994, 124pp, £16.50,