The Poverty—Environment Thesis: Was Brundtland Wrong?

Angelsen, Arild

doi:10.1080/08039410.1997.9666053

Cited by 32 publications

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“…and environmentally unfriendly cropping systems such as monocropping. Privatisa-tion, as suggested by this view, can, thus, cause environmental degradation in two ways: one is through the rich-profit oriented individuals and companies; and the second is through the poor who resettle on marginal land or work on leased land (Angelsen, 1997;Boyo, 1997). Current neo-liberal thinking is in keeping with contemporary perception of the man-nature relationship as reflected in programmes of the World Bank for poverty reduction, food security, natural resource management and community participation and empowerment models (World Bank, 1986;World Bank, 1990;World Bank, 2000).…”

Section: Savannasation Narratives/discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This has culminated in the need to disaggregate concepts under study (Reardon & Vosti, 1995;Angelsen, 1997;Leach et al, 1997), need for application of people-based analytical frameworks (Forsyth & Leach, 1998), choice of level of analysis (Johan, 1991;Blaikie, 1993;Frankenberger, 1996) and historical specificity (Williams, 1994;Boyd & Slaymaker, 2000).…”

Section: A 'People In Places' Paradigm: a Liveli-hood Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Examination of Theories on Savannasation and the Peasant-Environment Debate

Yaro¹

2008

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

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The paper examines man-environment relations in the African savanna. It argues that it is important to look at the relationship in a wider dimension involving conceptual frameworks that incorporate the dynamics of rural livelihoods, institutional factors, resource diversity, environmental variability and global influences on local socio-politico-economic landscapes. Land management decisions and investment patterns of diverse peasant representations are reflected in land use changes. Investigating these relationship has moved from the biased technocratic objective assessment of virgin lands and so-called mapping of human impacts to studies identifying the environment as an arena for synergistic interaction between 'man' economics and 'nature'. A conceptual shift to a 'people in places' paradigm allowing the experiences of people in differentiated environments to influence the analyses of social phenomena in savanna landscapes is underway. These shifts in thinking have multiple implications for designing policies for both rural development and environmental sustainability in the Ghanaian savanna. Ensuring sustainable livelihoods through institutions that grant secure and regulated access to resources, provide skills, capital and appropriate technology is key to environmental health and prosperity.

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Section: Savannasation Narratives/discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A 'People In Places' Paradigm: a Liveli-hood Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Examination of Theories on Savannasation and the Peasant-Environment Debate

Yaro¹

2008

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

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“…Na segunda fase, que vai do meio ao final da década de 90, a pobreza deixa de ser a causa fundamental da degradação e considera-se que a destruição da natureza e a pobreza são consequência da falta de recursos (ANGELSEN, 1997apud FOLADORI, 2002.…”

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Do ecodesenvolvimento ao desenvolvimento sustentável: a trajetória de conflitos e desafios para o meio ambiente

Lopes

Rocha

Lima

et al. 2017

ForSci.: r. cient. IFMG

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RESUMOO século XX foi marcado por avanços científicos e conquistas tecnológicas que levaram a humanidade a um novo patamar de produção e consumo. Resultados da revolução industrial e das duas grandes guerras, esses avanços trouxeram muitos benefícios, mas não sem um preço. A velocidade em que essa nova sociedade crescia, produzia e consumia, começou a deixar impactos severos nos ecossistemas naturais. Além disso, a disparidade entre as nações desenvolvidas e subdesenvolvidas revelou marcas profundas na relação entre pobreza e meio ambiente, evidenciando que o modelo de desenvolvimento vigente não se sustentaria por muito tempo. Coube às Nações Unidas o papel de mobilizar as lideranças mundiais para discutirem soluções visando um novo tipo de desenvolvimento que preservasse os limites do planeta. Conflitos políticos foram inevitáveis. O reestabelecimento dos diálogos veio com o relatório "Nosso Futuro Comum", da Comissão Brundtland, que criou o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável. A partir disso, a agenda ambiental se tornou objeto importante na definição de novos estudos e políticas, atrelando o crescimento econômico ao modelo sustentável. O objetivo desse estudo é promover uma reflexão sobre o contexto histórico do desenvolvimento sustentável a partir de sua gênese até o momento atual.Palavras-chave: Recursos naturais. Crescimento econômico. Relatório Brundtland.

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“…Hence, the belief that one could halt forest loss just by bringing development to the South was probably partly based on wishful thinking (e.g. Angelsen 1997;Duraiappah 1996;Kaimowitz and Angelsen 1998;Scherr 2000). This paper focuses on the link from forests to poverty.…”

Section: Forests and Poverty A Controversial Linkmentioning

confidence: 99%