Beyond the Biophysical: Knowledge, Culture, and Power in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (Hardcover)

Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, and 'Development' Beyond the Biophysical.- PART 1: Beyond Biophysical Assumptions.- 2. Beyond the Invisible: Finding the Social Relevance of Soil Nutrient Balances in Southern Mali.- 3. The 'Demonization' of Rainforest Migrants: What Conservation Means to Poor Colonist Farmers.- 4. Beyond Biodiversity: Culture in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayan Foothills.- 5. Local Knowledge and Scientific Perceptions: Questions of Validity in Natural Resource Management Knowledge.- PART 2: Power Dynamics at the 'Development Interface'.- 6. 'Opting Out': A Case Study of Smallholder Rejection of Research in Western Kenya.- 7. Natural Resource Management in an Urban Context: Rethinking the Concepts of 'Community' and 'Participation' with Street Traders in Durban, South Africa.- 8. The Deliberative Scientist: Integrating Science and Politics in Forest Resource Governance in Nepal.- 9. Common Property Regimes: Taking a Closer Look at Resource Access, Authorization, and Legitimacy.- PART 3: Institutional Disjunctures and Innovations.- 10. Innovative Farmers, Non-Adapting Institutions: A Case Study of the Organization of Agroforestry Research in Malawi.- 11. Framing Participation in Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Research.- 12. Anthro-Apology? Negotiating Space for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and In-Depth Anthropology in the CGIAR.- 13. Who is Fooling Whom? Participation, Power, and Interest in Rural Development.- Index.