We argue that attempts to superimpose park regulatory regimes on existing land uses in the tropics represent conflicts between alternative cultural models of natural resource management. The results of such conflcits are unique regulatory regimes emerging from distinctive processes that redefine the terms and limits of natural resource use. In creating scarcity of available resource, parks encourage social diffrentiation and greater awareness of societal patterns of inequality, establishing a potential for the articulation of demands for social and environmental equity. We evaluate these claims with a case study of the Cerro Azul Meambar National Park in Honduras. We base our analysis on 54 in-depth interviews of Park residents and five Park communities.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 119 Document Number: C13535
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8 p., APEN (Australasia Pacific Extension Network) 2001 International Conference, Oct3-5, 2001, at University of South queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Hjortso, Nico (author), Leth, Susanne (author), and Sriskandarajah, Nadarajah (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2001-08-27
Published:
Denmark: Wageningen University and Research Centre
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: C20807
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Burton Swanson Collection, from "Integrating multiple landuse for a sustainable future", 15th European Seminar on Extension and Education, Wageningen International Conference Centre, The Netherlands, August 27-31, 2001
