Cultivating peace : conflict and collaboration in natural resource management / edited by Daniel Buckles.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Maureen O'Neil and Vinod Thomas -- Introduction : Conflict and collaboration in natural resource management / Daniel Buckles and Gerett Rusnak -- Concept : Culture. Conflict management : a heterocultural perspective / Jacques M. Chevalier and Daniel Buckles -- part 1 : Forestry. Nam Ngum, Lao PDR : community-based natural resource management and conflicts over watershed resources / Philip Hirsch, Khamla Phanvilay, and Kaneungnit Tubitm -- The Nusa Tenggara uplands, Indonesia : multiple-site lessons in conflict management / Larry Fisher, Ilya Moeliono, and Stefan Wodicka -- Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh, India : minimizing conflict in joint forest management / Shashi Kant and Roshan Cooke -- Concept : Society. Stakeholder analysis and conflict management / Ricardo Ramírez -- part 2 : Coastal areas. Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica : from conflict to collaboration / Viviane Weitzner and Marvin Fonseca Borrás -- Bolinao, northern Philippines : participatory planning for coastal development / Liana Talaue-McManus [and others] -- The Galapagos Islands : conflict management in conservation and sustainable resource management / Paola Oviedo -- Concept : Peace. Peace and conflict impact assessment / Kenneth D. Bush and Robert J. Opp -- part 3 : Land use. The Nuba Mountains of Sudan : resource access, violent conflict, and identity / Mohamed Suliman -- Copán, Honduras : collaboration for identity, equity, and sustainability / Jacqueline Chenier, Stephen Sherwood, and Tahnee Robertson -- The Laguna Merin Basin of Uruguay : from protecting the natural heritage to managing sustainable development / Carlos Pérez Arrarte and Guillermo Scarlato -- Matagalpa, Nicaragua : new paths for participatory management in the Calico River watershed / Ronnie Vernooy and Jacqueline A. Ashby -- Concept : Policy. Policy implications of natural resource conflict management / Stephen R. Tyler.

Whether it be a local dispute between farmers and ranchers or an international clash over shared resources, people everywhere compete for the natural resources they need to ensure or enhance their quality of life. While the dimensions, levels, and intensity of conflict can vary greatly, so too can the opportunities for conflict resolution. This book presents original case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, interspersed with essays on the cultural dimensions of conflict, the meaning of stakeholder analysis, the impact of development interventions on peace and conflict, and the policy dimensions of conflict management. The case studies present developing-world experience on moving from conflict to collaborative modes of management. The accompanying essays draw on the case studies, grounding theory in hard-won experience.--Publisher's description.