The rapid loss of forest resources from teak plantations in Java is a serious problem that is raising interest in…
Authors: Guizol, P.; Muhtaman, D.R.
Articles
Introduction
Publication Year : 2003
This chapter explains the purpose and methods of the book Local Forest Management. The book uses 12-20 case studies in…
Authors: Edmunds, D.; Wollenberg, E.; Contreras, A.P.; Liu Dachang; Kelkar, G.; Sarin, M.; Singh, N.M.
Participatory modelling to enhance social learning, collective action and mobilization among users of the Mafungautsi forest, Zimbabwe
Publication Year : 2003
Participatory modelling can be a useful process to encourage critical examination of livelihood options and foster sustainable natural resource use…
Authors: Standa-Gunda, W.; Mutimukuru, T.; Nyirenda, R.; Prabhu, R.; Haggith, M.; Vanclay, J.K.
Restoration and research on degraded forest ecosystems
Publication Year : 2004
Forest degradations including deforestation and desertification are problematic globally as well as expand rapidly. This is true particularly in Asia,…
Authors: Don Koo Lee; Sayer, J.A.; (eds.)
Unlocking complexity: the importance of idealisation in simulation modelling
Publication Year : 2003
Idealisation is the process of finding simple representations of the real-world whilst conceptualising a model. There are three ways to…
Authors: Haggith, M.; Prabhu, R.
The challenges of effective model scoping: a FLORES case study from the Mafungausti forest margins, Zimbabwe
Publication Year : 2003
This paper explores the challenge of defining the scope of a systems model, emphasising three aspects: boundary, granularity and conceptual…
Authors: Haggith, M.; Prabhu, R.; Mudavanhu, H.; Matose, F.; Mutimukuru, T.; Nyirenda, R.; Standa-Gunda, W.
Mapping landscapes: integrating GIS and social science methods to model human-nature relationships in southern Cameroon
Publication Year : 2003
Participatory mapping and GIS are both necessary to model the interactions betwen humans and their environment. A case study from…
Authors: Robligio, V.; Mala, W.A.; Diaw, C.
ZimFlores: a model to advice co-management of the Mafungautsi forest in zimbabwe
Publication Year : 2003
Zimbabwe Forest Land Oriented Resource Envisioning System (ZimFlores) version 4 is the outcome of a participatory modelling process and seeks…
Authors: Prabhu, R.; Haggith, M.; Mudavanhu, H.; Muetzelfeldt, R.; Standa-Gunda, W.; Vanclay, J.K.
Participation and model-building: lessons learned from the Bukittinggi workshop
Publication Year : 2003
FLORES (the Forest Land Oriented Resource Envisioning System) was initially constructred by 50 people during a multidisciplinary workshop in Bukittinggi,…
Authors: Vanclay, J.K.; Haggith, M.; Colfer, C.J.P.
Infectious ideas: modelling the diffusion of ideas across social networks
Publication Year : 2003
Will the practice of collecting wild honey wearing no clothes become a widespread practice in Zimbabwe? Or will beekeeping take…
Authors: Haggith, M.; Prabhu, R.; Colfer, C.J.P.; Ritchie, B.; Thomson, A.; Mudavanhu, H.