| Research Theme Natural Resource Management: Knowledge, Values and Power |
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| Summary: |
Research on this theme aims at identifying pathways to more sustainable natural resource management – and sustainable development at large – by addressing issues of knowledge production and conflicting values in multi-stakeholder settings.
Studies are conducted in South America, the Swiss Alps and Central Asia, and with special emphasis on information technologies in East Africa and Southeast Asia.
Research Themes
Values of nature and the role of environmental services
Societal learning in multi-stakeholder approaches
Information technologies in participatory approaches
PhD Theses
recently completed
Sébastien Boillat, The Conceptions of Environment seen by Andean Indigenous Farmers and their Relationship to the Concept of Ecosystem Biodiversity. Case Studies from the Tunari National Park, Cochabamba, Bolivia (PhD)
Karina Liechti, Meanings of nature in land use practices and narratives (PhD)
Asel Ibraimova, Legal and Institutional Framework for Empowerment of Rural Populations in the Kyrgyz Republic - Contribution to Sustainable Development (PhD)
Justus Gallati, A Participative System Dynamics Approach in a global Research Programme for Sustainable Development (East Africa, West Africa and Central Asia) (PhD)
in progress:
Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel, Cultural Identity as a Resource Towards New Forms of Governance of Biodiversity in the Andes (PhD)
Elvira Serrano, Social interface between State and Civil Society in the context of the management of the Tunari National Park in Cochabamba (PhD)
Tuli Msuya, Assessment of Effectiveness of Institutional Framework for Sustainable Water and Catchments Management and Equitable Water Distribution in Pangani River Basin, Tanzania (PhD)
Benedikt Notter, Water-Related Environmental Services and Options for their Sustainable Use in Pangani Basin, East Africa (PhD)
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| JACS: |
South America
East Africa
Central Asia
South East Asia
Swiss Alps
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| Contact: |
Prof. Dr. Urs Wiesmann (Leader of WP4)
Dr. Andreas Heinimann (Coordinator of WP4)
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