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People and forests : communities, institutions, and governance

Title
People and forests : communities, institutions, and governance / edited by Clark C. Gibson, Margaret A. McKean, and Elinor Ostrom.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Gibson, Clark C., 1961-
  • McKean, Margaret A.
  • Ostrom, Elinor.
Description
xxiv, 274 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Politics, science, and the environment
Uniform Title
Politics, science, and the environment.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Explaining Deforestation: The Role of Local Institutions / Clark C. Gibson, Margaret A. McKean and Elinor Ostrom -- 2. Common Property: What Is It, What Is It Good for, and What Makes It Work? / Margaret A. McKean -- 3. Small Is Beautiful, but Is Larger Better? Forest-Management Institutions in the Kumaon Himalaya, India / Arun Agrawal -- 4. Successful Forest Management: The Importance of Security of Tenure and Rule Enforcement in Ugandan Forests / Abwoli Y. Banana and William Gombya-Ssembajjwe -- 5. Optimal Foraging, Institutions, and Forest Change: A Case from Nepal / Charles M. Schweik -- 6. A Lack of Institutional Demand: Why a Strong Local Community in Western Ecuador Fails to Protect Its Forest / Clark C. Gibson and C. Dustin Becker -- 7. Indigenous Forest Management in the Bolivian Amazon: Lessons from the Yuracare People / C. Dustin Becker and Rosario Leon --
  • 8. Population and Forest Dynamics in the Hills of Nepal: Institutional Remedies by Rural Communities / George Varughese -- 9. Forests, People, and Governance: Some Initial Theoretical Lessons / Clark C. Gibson, Elinor Ostrom and Margaret A. McKean -- Appendix: International Forestry Resources and Institutions Research Strategy / Elinor Ostrom and Mary Beth Wertime.
ISBN
  • 0262072017 (alk. paper)
  • 0262571374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
99043446
OCLC
  • ocm42290091
  • SCSB-3900214
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Columbia University Libraries