Mineral resources and localised development: Q-methodology for rapid assessment of socioeconomic impacts in Rwanda

Weldegiorgis, Fitsum S.; Ali, Saleem H.

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.03.006

Cited by 23 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Researchers, let alone rural dwellers, are not highly familiarized with Q (ten Klooster et al, 2008). Q can bring curiosity and interest (Schneider et al, 2015;Nordhagen et al, 2017), but also confusion, doubts or even discomfort and stress (Hugé et al, 2016;Weldegiorgis and Ali, 2016;Truong et al, 2017Truong et al, , 2019. In that respect, we observed differences in the responses of Nepali and Sumbanese farmers toward Q.…”

Section: Implications: Beyond Adoption Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 68%

Discourses on the adoption of the Barsha pump: A Q methodology study in Nepal and Indonesia

Zambrano

Diehl²,

Ertsen³

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Improved water management is an important strategy to support smallholder farming, and thus to foster food security and improved livelihoods. Within this strategy, technologies like water pumps, especially those operating on renewable energies, are key, as they are more environmentally sound and affordable alternatives. Their successful and sustained uptake is a complex process—largely dependent on the adopter and its surrounding context—usually overlooked by traditional linear technology-transfer approaches. By means of Q methodology, we explored cross-cultural discourses around the adoption of the Barsha pump (BP), a self-reliant hydro-mechanical device that does not require any external input than flowing water to operate. We administered the method to 43 (non-)farmer respondents linked to Nepali and Indonesian smallholder farming systems. We identified three relevant discourses, one of them bipolar in nature. These three groups accounted for 39, 36, and 28% of the total explained variance of our study. The first one identified BP's potential early adopters. The second discourse embodied the (stereotypical) highly dependent smallholder. The last one characterized (contrasting) views around the BP as an enabler of potential service-oriented business models to achieve wellbeing. These results reflect the need for a shift of mindset toward new ways of understanding technological change in smallholder settings. On the one side, simplistic one-size-fits-all models cannot connect to the diversity of issues and opinions as we found. On the other side, it is virtually impossible to produce tailored solutions to satisfy each of those individual realities. We propose possible adoption pathways that may lead to the exploration of innovative and adaptable business models that serve the diversity of smallholder farming needs more effectively.

show abstract

Section: Implications: Beyond Adoption Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 68%

Discourses on the adoption of the Barsha pump: A Q methodology study in Nepal and Indonesia

Zambrano

Diehl²,

Ertsen³

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…For example, communities experiencing resource dependency, e.g., on oil and gas, fisheries, or forestry industries, may experience a lack of SES resilience due to environmental stress and economic vulnerability during "bust" periods, while institutions supporting associated market economies may experience resilience (Adger 2000). (Walker and Salt 2006, Magis 2013, Lew et al 2016, the impact of sustainable development strategies on different communities, and the well-being of those residing there. Roberts (2015) describes sustainable development as the process of responsible use of social and natural resources to support current and future generations.…”

Section: Thematic Conceptualization Of Resilience Sustainability Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social-ecological resilience through a biocultural lens: a participatory methodology to support global targets and local priorities

Ungar¹,

McRuer²,

Liu³

et al. 2020

E&S

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

More research is needed to properly represent social-ecological system (SES) interactions that support the integrity of biological and cultural, i.e., biocultural, relationships in places experiencing environmental, economic, and social change. In this paper we offer a novel methodology to address this need through the development of place-based indicators and engagement of young people as coresearchers in two communities that rely on resource extraction industries (specifically, oil and gas) in Canada and South Africa. Young people's SES experiences were explored through a suite of participatory qualitative methods, including Q methodology, visioning exercises, ESRI Survey 123, participatory mapping and photography, and spatial image capture via unmanned aerial vehicles, i.e., drones. These methods support a biocultural approach to SES research that seeks to better understand the significant SES relationships at stake in changing environmental, economic, and social context. Here we present our research process and conclude that a focus on place supports the feedback loop between existing SES frameworks and local experiences. We suggest that this methodology can be amended for diverse localities and unique populations to support the development of efficacious policies, SES management, and community efforts toward building resilience, sustainability, and well-being of both humans and natural environments.

show abstract

“…The primary consequences result from a sudden influx of labor force into mining centers, with a marked increase in stakeholder wealth. ASM attracts many GLR farmers who tend to move away from agriculture and pastoral farming to the mining industry that they consider to be an essential factor to break out of poverty [109,110]. As a result, there was a shortage of labor in agriculture.…”

Section: Influence On Soil Fertility Due To Asm In Glrmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This activity not only leads to other negative environmental impacts but can also be a cause of the loss of human lives. Blasting of the rock, as well as mining itself, are associated with increased dust and air pollution [110,116]. For miners and locals living close to the mining site, this means deterioration of air quality in their homes and also dust settling on agricultural crops.…”

Section: Influence On Soil Fertility Due To Asm In Glrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in African Great Lakes Region

Macháček

2019

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the anthropogenic influences on topography with regard to the methods used in raw material mining. Among the most significant environmental aspects related to artisanal and small-scale mining are deforestation, changes in landscape structure, influence over geomorphological processes and hydrological river regime, chemical pollution of soil and watercourses, influencing soil production capacity. The aforementioned factors can cause health problems such as silicosis, poisoning by methyl orthophosphate, or injury during the mining activity itself. Artisanal and small-scale mining could initiate new geomorphological processes or modify naturally occurring geomorphological processes. These dynamic processes are influenced by the topography of the relief, soil properties, and rock composition. Anthropogenic activity in these cases may lead to faster reshaping (degradation or abrasion) of soil shapes. This study covers a broad understanding of environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining with a focus on anthropogenic influencing.

show abstract

Mineral resources and localised development: Q-methodology for rapid assessment of socioeconomic impacts in Rwanda

Cited by 23 publications

References 13 publications

Discourses on the adoption of the Barsha pump: A Q methodology study in Nepal and Indonesia

Discourses on the adoption of the Barsha pump: A Q methodology study in Nepal and Indonesia

Social-ecological resilience through a biocultural lens: a participatory methodology to support global targets and local priorities

Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in African Great Lakes Region

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About