People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management / Guy Bessette

* Showcases the benefits and best methods of involving all stakeholders--communities, farmers, businesses, and local governments--in natural resource management

* Includes a wide range of concrete case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia

* Draws on examples from water management, forestry, agriculture, and more, to provide an essential source of information for researchers and practitioners

In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams, and other stakeholders to jointly identify research and development parameters and contribute to decision-making. Ideally, the research or development process itself generates a situation of empowerment in which participants transform their vision and become able to take effective action. Used increasingly widely in resource management, this pr...