Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe

The "paradigm shift" in natural resource management away from state-centred control toward community-based approaches in which local people play a much more active role is situated within the theoretical framework seeking to empower local communities through decentralization policies. This study exa...

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Main Author: Nemarundwe, N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18908
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description The "paradigm shift" in natural resource management away from state-centred control toward community-based approaches in which local people play a much more active role is situated within the theoretical framework seeking to empower local communities through decentralization policies. This study examines the organizational framework within which decentralization is implemented using a case study from southern Zimbabwe. At the local level there is a complex interface between traditional and modern authority structures, with both complimentary and conflicting jurisdictions and mandates. Given this multiplicity of organizations, the study advocates for systematic examination of appropriate organizations to be involved in the decentralization process.
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spelling CGSpace189082025-01-24T14:12:04Z Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe Nemarundwe, N. decentralization institutions community involvement natural resources management organizations woodlands The "paradigm shift" in natural resource management away from state-centred control toward community-based approaches in which local people play a much more active role is situated within the theoretical framework seeking to empower local communities through decentralization policies. This study examines the organizational framework within which decentralization is implemented using a case study from southern Zimbabwe. At the local level there is a complex interface between traditional and modern authority structures, with both complimentary and conflicting jurisdictions and mandates. Given this multiplicity of organizations, the study advocates for systematic examination of appropriate organizations to be involved in the decentralization process. 2004 2012-06-04T09:08:56Z 2012-06-04T09:08:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18908 en Nemarundwe, N. 2004. Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe . Society and Natural Resources 17 :279-291. ISSN: 0894-1920.
spellingShingle decentralization
institutions
community involvement
natural resources
management
organizations
woodlands
Nemarundwe, N.
Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title_full Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title_short Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
title_sort social charters and organisation for access to woodlands institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in chivi district zimbabwe
topic decentralization
institutions
community involvement
natural resources
management
organizations
woodlands
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18908
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