Social capital, community based governance and resilience in an African artisanal river fishery
Nkhata, B.A.
,
Breen C.M.
,
Abacar, A.
NWP Annotation by Jon Anderson
The authors take a social capital, common property and complex adaptive systems approach to the "collapse" (unsustainable harvesting, inappropriate practices) of a fishery. The authors believe that at one time, due to high levels of social capital, the fishery was adequately managed. Outside influences (colonialism, etc.) "deconstructed" this social capital leading to a lack of sustainability. The authors use complex systems theories to discuss resilience and different phases of system evolution - conservation, release, growth and reorganization (the phase this particular system is in). The authors conclude by pointing out the non-linear evolution of the site and that this evolution will inevitably lead to a significantly different state.
2013-02-22
Water SA
- Journal article
★★★★
- Africa - Southern
- Africa
Mozambique Tanzania
- Fisheries
- Fostered innovation, social learning, and adaptive management - [Relevant]
- Promoted local land use planning and appropriate resource tenure systems - [Relevant]
- Continuous and inclusive consultations - [Relevant]n
- Local stakeholder input into public decisions and policy - [Relevant]
- Natural resource authority and functions distribution - [Relevant]
- Environmental/productivity - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Economic/income generation - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Environmental/productivity - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Economic/income generation - [Yes]
- Governance - [External or structural policies that influenced success or failure]