Rhoades, Robert E.2016-04-192016-04-1920060-85199-949-2http://hdl.handle.net/10919/68224Metadata only recordChapter One introduces the SANREM Andes project as a research partnership oriented to combine participatory social learning processes and scientific study of human and environment interaction for the sustainable development of the indigenous community in Cotacachi Ecuador. Key points of the chapter include a discussion of the geography and general research methodology for the project.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightParticipatory processesSocial learningCommunity managementCultureIndigenous communityCommunity participationEmpowermentSustainabilityLocal knowledgeCommunity developmentCollective actionSustainability scienceParticipatory approachesIndigenous communitiesResearch partnershipsSocial learningEcosystem GovernanceAbstractCopyright CAB International 2006