In Tanzania studies on conflicts between subsistence farmers and agropastoralists/pastoralists as well communities versus conservationists have been frequently reported. These include studies on water use conflicts in the Pangan River Basin. Agropastoralists have also been evicted as a result of...

This chapter considers the strategic aspects of policy making, as opposed to day-to-day planning and decision making, in the fields of leisure, sport and tourism. This involves consideration of the initial terms of reference (or brief) for the exercise, the time-period to which it relates and its...

This chapter describes the experience of the Doi Sam Muen Highland Development Project which was successful in reducing swiddening and opium cultivation in a cluster of Lisu villages in Thailand. This success can be attributed to participatory development, particularly participatory land-use...

The Agro-Biodiversity Initiative of Lao PDR (TABI) has advanced a multi-step strategy and developed concrete approaches and tools to contribute to more evidence-based, realistic, inclusive and effective resource planning and monitoring of forest and land use in the uplands. It is a long-term...

This chapter introduces a book that provides a cutting-edge review of the multidisciplinary sciences related to the study of forest fragmentation. Specifically, it addresses cross-cutting themes from ecological and social sciences perspectives to provide a valuable resource to students, forest...

This chapter explores urban agriculture in Africa, which to date has had relatively little exposure in the academic literature. Further, this chapter focuses on three major cities across the continent: Harare (Zimbabwe), Nairobi (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa). In each case, an overview is...

This chapter summarizes research using findings from two Malawian cities (Lilongwe and Blantyre). The overall aim is to assess the potential for urban agriculture in Malawi to improve urban soil quality, crop yields and livelihood opportunities for urban residents. Results of the research showed...

This chapter argues the distinction between environmental interpretation and education, which matters for conservation. More specifically, the chapter shows that environmental interpretation, rather than environmental education, is the more appropriate strategy for connecting ecotourism with...

This chapter reviews and assesses some 20 years of amenity migration in the Santa Fe area of New Mexico, USA, focusing on the failure of its policy makers, public planners and influential citizens to both acknowledge this critical change agent and plan for it. This has resulted in significant...

This chapter presents the application and comparison of three land use planning (LUP) approaches in the coastal area of the Mekong Delta (MD), Vietnam. The land use of the studied area is diverse, quickly shifting and strongly contrasting. The contrast is not only in terms of resources but also in...