Scenarios of sustainability: Scientific and local visions of development in a biodiversity hotspot (Ecuador)

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dc.contributorCentros de Datos para la Conservacion (CDC)en
dc.contributorStewart, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorRhoades, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.authorNazarea-Rhoades, Virginiaen
dc.contributor.authorPiniero, Maricelen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNanegal Regionen
dc.coverage.spatialAndesen
dc.coverage.spatialEcuadoren
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:09:07Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:09:07Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.description.abstract'Sustainability' has been a core concept in development approaches in the 1990s. Even so, it has been largely defined in biophysical terms, such as rates of erosion, deforestation, or biodiversity loss. When human dimensions are considered, it is often limited to quantifiable indicators such as levels of income, migration rates, market access, etc. Simulation modeling, remote sensing and GIS make it possible to represent complex human-environment interactions. By enabling the visualization of 'if-then' hypotheses (i.e., if a road is built, x% of forest in the area will be lost) these models can assist local planners to understand the consequences of resource management decisions. But such tools are generally developed by outside scientists and do not reflect local people's values and visions.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier67en
dc.identifier.citationSANREM CRSP Research Brief 2002 no. 7en
dc.identifier.other67_rhoadesPast2.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65617en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherWatkinsville, Ga.: SANREM CRSPen
dc.subjectParticipatory processesen
dc.subjectResearch planningen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectBioreservesen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectCommunity participationen
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subjectModelingen
dc.subjectRemote sensingen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectTransportation infrastructureen
dc.subjectRural planningen
dc.subjectEthnoecologyen
dc.subjectStory completion testen
dc.subjectVisual simulationen
dc.subjectFuture visioningen
dc.subjectNanegal regionen
dc.subjectAndesen
dc.subjectEcuadoren
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Watersheden
dc.titleScenarios of sustainability: Scientific and local visions of development in a biodiversity hotspot (Ecuador)en
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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