Self-organization, linkages and drivers of change : strategies for development in Nuevo San Juan, Mexico
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Abstract
This thesis analyzes the characteristics of community-based management systems to promote both environmental conservation and rural development.in particular, community structures for self-organization and adaptation, and their evolution in relation to changing community perspectives and policy trends.The community-based forest management system of Nuevo San Juan, Michoacn, Mexico, which is more than two decades old, is the central case study.Through the exploration of structures of self-organization, and the identification and analysis of cross-scale linkages and drivers of change, I explore the case in some depth and provide details on the beginning, management trends and evolution of the communal appropriation of resources.During a period of close to three months, using methods inspired by Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), field data were gathered through approximately one hundred field interviews with community members and others linked to the case.San Juan's intrcate management system includes the exploitation of timber and non{imber forest products through a communal enterprise.Community members of San Juan came together to create a communal management system to solve their local socio-economic problems.The community, unlike many others in Michoacn and Mexico, has been able to maintain the forest resource base and contribute to the generation of employment and socio-economic development in the municipality.New leadership trends and exogenous factors, however, are modfying management processes and previously established trends.The findings indicate that enabling federal legislation, together with leadership and social capacity, can and do contribute to communty self-organization.Moreover, linkages at various levels help to strengthen and consolidate community-based management systems and increase their capacity for adaptation to deal wth pressure from external drivers.ln addtion, the findings suggest that a high level of system resilience, clear institutional and organizational structu[es, and proper government recognition and legal jurisdiction are not sufficient conditions for a successful communal management system.Other conditions, such as the application of core cultural and other values at the individual, community and institutional levels are also necessary to maintain community well- being and cohesion.recognition to all of them I would like to say:Thanks to all the members of the community of Nuevo San Juan that welcomed me to the community and to all the ones that shared tme and information for the development of ths work.lndeed, wthout their participation and generosity the development of this thess document would have been impossble.Moreover, their contributions have greatly contributed to increasing my understanding and attracton towards community-inspired approaches for development.My special thanks go to the elders and founders of the enterprse for their trust, friendship and generosity, to the workers of the community enterprise who provded key support and information and to the other community members that made my stay in Nuevo San Juan a very pleasant one.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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