Cultural Heterogeneity, Inequalities, Power and the Management of Natural Resources

Jerome Ballet, Damien Bazin, J.-M. Kouamekan Koffi and K.B. Komena

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Abstract: Cultural heterogeneity is considered to be a plausible explanatory factor in the management of natural resources. We show that the capability approach can nuance this argument. By contextualizing the role of cultural heterogeneity, arguing that inequalities of opportunity often take precedence over cultural differences, we show how the capability approach modifies the role of this factor. We then underline that cultural heterogenity is often a mask for differences in opportunities based on three dimensions of power: strategic power, institutional power, and domination power.

Keywords: inequalities; community-based natural resource management; parks and protected areas; equity and sustainability; human behavior in the environment; inégalités; dotations; capabilités; soutenabilité (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-04
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Published in Society and Natural Resources, 2015, 28 (4), pp.377-387. ⟨10.1080/08941920.2014.948244⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2014.948244

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