Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development.
Olsson, E. Gunilla Almered.
Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (243 pages) - Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management Series . - Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. The sustainability paradox and the conflicts on the use of natural resources -- Theme one - human-environment relationship -- Theme two - justice and equity dimensions -- Theme three - conflict resolution/transformation and pathways towards sustainability -- The structure of this book -- References -- PART I: Overview of natural resource use conflicts in relation to sustainable development -- 2. Natural resource conflicts in the Capitalocene -- Introduction -- Anthropocene versus Capitalocene -- The transition to new narratives and new realities -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3. Water, conflict and social sustainability: Bringing power into the water security discourse -- Introduction -- The concepts of 'conflict', 'scarcity' and 'power' -- The relationship between scarcity and conflict -- Water, sustainable development and social sustainability -- Sustainable development, different populations and conflict -- Addressing the social sustainability of water management systems: a factor in creating water security -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Forest-related community-outsider conflicts through the lens of property rights, access and power -- Introduction -- Tenure, ownership, access and power -- Conflicts between local communities and plantation owners -- Conflicts around biodiversity conservation -- Tenure reforms -- Summary and conclusion -- References -- 5. Conflicts in the management of fisheries: The change in roles and perception of the Swedish fishing industry -- Introduction -- General aspects of the governance of fisheries -- The Swedish government's role - the encouragement to increase fishing. Further development of the Swedish fishery and fisheries management -- Changed roles for the Swedish fisheries management -- Balance conflicts and cooperation for future fisheries management -- Conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PART II: Case Studies -- 6. The raptor and the lamb: Reintroduction of carnivores in agricultural landscapes in Ireland -- Introduction -- Methods -- White-tailed sea eagle -- Species reintroduction - sea eagles -- Hill Sheep farmers and conservationists -- A history of unresolved disputes -- Sea eagle poisoning -- Highly mediatised dead eagles giving out the wrong message -- Discussion and conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7. From dystopia to utopia - and back again: The case of the Van Gujjar forest pastoralists in the Indian Himalayas -- Introduction -- Pastoralism through Himalayan landscapes -- Destroyers or protectors -- Dystopia -- Out of the woods -- Imagining a utopia in Himalayan forest -- Discussion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8. Undermining the resource ground: Extractive violence on Laevas and Adnyamathanha land -- Introduction -- Extractive violence on Indigenous country -- Asymmetric power relations in Sweden and Australia -- Nuclear waste on Adnyamathanha Country -- Laevas and LKAB - cooperation or coercion? -- Violence present in the system -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 9. Forest governance in post-agreement Colombia -- Introduction -- A brief history of natural resource conflicts in the Amazon -- Who owns the Amazon - Rights to forest land in Colombia -- Post agreement, sustainable development and forest governance in the Columbian Amazon -- Forest governance in a post-agreement Colombia - possible ways ahead -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. To change, or not to change? The transboundary water question in the Nile Basin -- Introduction. Background - a century of regime building and contestation -- Historical/current uses versus future uses: Two conflicting paradigms? -- Conflict resolution and transformation in the Nile Basin -- Conclusions on the way forward -- References -- PART III: Transforming natural resource conflicts -- 11. Benefit sharing for project risk-conflict reduction and fostering sustainable development: Current understanding and mechanisms -- Introduction -- History, rationale and concept of benefit sharing -- Origins of benefit sharing in the hydropower sector -- Benefit sharing principles -- Conflicts around hydropower and, in general, large-scale infrastructure development -- Global financing for hydropower projects and the surge for using benefit sharing approaches -- Current status of hydropower development and new paradigms - fostering conflict minimisation and sustainable development -- Framing benefit sharing -- Disentangling benefit sharing and mechanisms -- Benefit sharing mechanisms - typology -- Concluding key elements and enablers of benefit sharing -- Social acceptance to operate hydropower projects -- Making benefit sharing plans tangible -- Notes -- References -- 12. Power and knowledge use in coastal conflict resolution -- Introduction -- Coastal conflicts -- Conflict resolution and transformation -- Power and knowledge in conflict resolution -- Three conflicts from Belgium, the UK and Sweden -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13. Environmental conflicts: Towards theoretical analyses of social-ecological systems -- Natural resource use conflicts: The research problems -- The knowledge basis of environmental conflict research -- Integrating conflict research - interdisciplinary and socialecological perspectives -- Conclusions - interdisciplinary knowledge synthesis and its difficulties -- Acknowledgements. References -- 14. The transformative potential of the food system concept: Sustainability conflicts or sustainability transitions? -- Introduction - global food systems and food security -- The scope of food system issues and their connection to the Sustainable Development Goals -- Food, the Sustainable Development Goals and conflicts -- What is a sustainable food system? -- On the transformative potential of food systems -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Index.
Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resources leading to scarcity and conflict.
9781351268639
Natural resources-Management-Case studies.
Electronic books.
HC85 .N388 2019
333.7
Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (243 pages) - Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management Series . - Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. The sustainability paradox and the conflicts on the use of natural resources -- Theme one - human-environment relationship -- Theme two - justice and equity dimensions -- Theme three - conflict resolution/transformation and pathways towards sustainability -- The structure of this book -- References -- PART I: Overview of natural resource use conflicts in relation to sustainable development -- 2. Natural resource conflicts in the Capitalocene -- Introduction -- Anthropocene versus Capitalocene -- The transition to new narratives and new realities -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3. Water, conflict and social sustainability: Bringing power into the water security discourse -- Introduction -- The concepts of 'conflict', 'scarcity' and 'power' -- The relationship between scarcity and conflict -- Water, sustainable development and social sustainability -- Sustainable development, different populations and conflict -- Addressing the social sustainability of water management systems: a factor in creating water security -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Forest-related community-outsider conflicts through the lens of property rights, access and power -- Introduction -- Tenure, ownership, access and power -- Conflicts between local communities and plantation owners -- Conflicts around biodiversity conservation -- Tenure reforms -- Summary and conclusion -- References -- 5. Conflicts in the management of fisheries: The change in roles and perception of the Swedish fishing industry -- Introduction -- General aspects of the governance of fisheries -- The Swedish government's role - the encouragement to increase fishing. Further development of the Swedish fishery and fisheries management -- Changed roles for the Swedish fisheries management -- Balance conflicts and cooperation for future fisheries management -- Conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PART II: Case Studies -- 6. The raptor and the lamb: Reintroduction of carnivores in agricultural landscapes in Ireland -- Introduction -- Methods -- White-tailed sea eagle -- Species reintroduction - sea eagles -- Hill Sheep farmers and conservationists -- A history of unresolved disputes -- Sea eagle poisoning -- Highly mediatised dead eagles giving out the wrong message -- Discussion and conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7. From dystopia to utopia - and back again: The case of the Van Gujjar forest pastoralists in the Indian Himalayas -- Introduction -- Pastoralism through Himalayan landscapes -- Destroyers or protectors -- Dystopia -- Out of the woods -- Imagining a utopia in Himalayan forest -- Discussion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8. Undermining the resource ground: Extractive violence on Laevas and Adnyamathanha land -- Introduction -- Extractive violence on Indigenous country -- Asymmetric power relations in Sweden and Australia -- Nuclear waste on Adnyamathanha Country -- Laevas and LKAB - cooperation or coercion? -- Violence present in the system -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 9. Forest governance in post-agreement Colombia -- Introduction -- A brief history of natural resource conflicts in the Amazon -- Who owns the Amazon - Rights to forest land in Colombia -- Post agreement, sustainable development and forest governance in the Columbian Amazon -- Forest governance in a post-agreement Colombia - possible ways ahead -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. To change, or not to change? The transboundary water question in the Nile Basin -- Introduction. Background - a century of regime building and contestation -- Historical/current uses versus future uses: Two conflicting paradigms? -- Conflict resolution and transformation in the Nile Basin -- Conclusions on the way forward -- References -- PART III: Transforming natural resource conflicts -- 11. Benefit sharing for project risk-conflict reduction and fostering sustainable development: Current understanding and mechanisms -- Introduction -- History, rationale and concept of benefit sharing -- Origins of benefit sharing in the hydropower sector -- Benefit sharing principles -- Conflicts around hydropower and, in general, large-scale infrastructure development -- Global financing for hydropower projects and the surge for using benefit sharing approaches -- Current status of hydropower development and new paradigms - fostering conflict minimisation and sustainable development -- Framing benefit sharing -- Disentangling benefit sharing and mechanisms -- Benefit sharing mechanisms - typology -- Concluding key elements and enablers of benefit sharing -- Social acceptance to operate hydropower projects -- Making benefit sharing plans tangible -- Notes -- References -- 12. Power and knowledge use in coastal conflict resolution -- Introduction -- Coastal conflicts -- Conflict resolution and transformation -- Power and knowledge in conflict resolution -- Three conflicts from Belgium, the UK and Sweden -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13. Environmental conflicts: Towards theoretical analyses of social-ecological systems -- Natural resource use conflicts: The research problems -- The knowledge basis of environmental conflict research -- Integrating conflict research - interdisciplinary and socialecological perspectives -- Conclusions - interdisciplinary knowledge synthesis and its difficulties -- Acknowledgements. References -- 14. The transformative potential of the food system concept: Sustainability conflicts or sustainability transitions? -- Introduction - global food systems and food security -- The scope of food system issues and their connection to the Sustainable Development Goals -- Food, the Sustainable Development Goals and conflicts -- What is a sustainable food system? -- On the transformative potential of food systems -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Index.
Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resources leading to scarcity and conflict.
9781351268639
Natural resources-Management-Case studies.
Electronic books.
HC85 .N388 2019
333.7