Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area

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dc.contributor.advisorRamutsindela, Maanoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorClassen Monique, Annen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-14T12:20:11Z
dc.date.available2017-09-14T12:20:11Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates how environmental consultancies frame participation as a tool for project implementation using a cross-border conservation initiative as a case study. The study focuses on the facilitation process led by Eco-Africa Environmental Consultants during the establishment of the /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area. This study analyzes the promise of participation as a crucial component for Transfrontier Conservation Areas. Analyzing participation of the Richtersvelders is necessary for understanding the work that was carried out and how it was experienced by the stakeholders. The study refers to participation in conservancies in community-based resource management, where the role of non-government organizations and environmental consultancies is well established. Primary data were collected through qualitative document analysis, semi-structured interviews with members of the four communities and with Eco-Africa Environmental Consultants. The findings of the study are that there was a strong attempt towards an all-inclusive bottom-up approach to participation. However, such the success of such an approach was hampered by local mismanagement, politics of money, and a marketing strategy favoring the South African National Parks and the Transfrontier Conservation project.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationClassen Monique, A. (2017). <i>Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25187en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationClassen Monique, Ann. <i>"Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25187en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationClassen Monique, A. 2017. Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Classen Monique, Ann AB - This research investigates how environmental consultancies frame participation as a tool for project implementation using a cross-border conservation initiative as a case study. The study focuses on the facilitation process led by Eco-Africa Environmental Consultants during the establishment of the /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area. This study analyzes the promise of participation as a crucial component for Transfrontier Conservation Areas. Analyzing participation of the Richtersvelders is necessary for understanding the work that was carried out and how it was experienced by the stakeholders. The study refers to participation in conservancies in community-based resource management, where the role of non-government organizations and environmental consultancies is well established. Primary data were collected through qualitative document analysis, semi-structured interviews with members of the four communities and with Eco-Africa Environmental Consultants. The findings of the study are that there was a strong attempt towards an all-inclusive bottom-up approach to participation. However, such the success of such an approach was hampered by local mismanagement, politics of money, and a marketing strategy favoring the South African National Parks and the Transfrontier Conservation project. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area TI - Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25187 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25187
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationClassen Monique A. Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25187en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironment, Sustainability and Societyen_ZA
dc.titleEco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Areaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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