Critical capacity development towards inclusive and participatory governance of coastal resources in Paraty, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorBockstael, Erika
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeHansen, Nancy (Disability Studies) Haque, Emdad (Natural Resources Institiute) Seixas, Cristiana (Natural Resources Institute) Satterfield, Terre (University of British Columbia)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBerkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-20T14:44:05Z
dc.date.available2018-04-20T14:44:05Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-03-04T04:29:51Zen
dc.date.submitted2018-04-19T22:29:28Zen
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe research took place in Paraty, Brazil, situated in the Atlantic Forest region on the south-east coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, with a focus on the coastal community of Trindade. A protected area, Serra da Bocaina National Park (PNSB), was established by the Federal Government in 1971, but not enforced until 2008. The study area is perhaps representative of conservation-development issues in Brazil: how to implement conservation in an area where the local people depend on natural resources for their livelihood. The project investigated the development trajectory of the community of Trindade in relation to environmental governance, and implemented a capacity development initiative in conjunction with community members. Participation in governance, conservation and development, the capability approach, and capacity development, are the theoretical areas explored in this thesis. The research was conducted as interdisciplinary action research, designed to be responsive to changes happening in the community, around issues that were important to people. The research brought together action and reflection, to help find solutions and improve the wellbeing of people and their communities. The study design was flexible and iterative and was adapted to the local context, with the participants largely determining the capacity development topics and methods. The qualitative research approach used mixed methods: narratives, interviews, focus groups, group interviews, participant observation and workshops, involving a total of 75 participants. Four cross-cutting themes were identified, representing the contributions of the thesis to the literature: (1) Decolonizing conservation and development approaches, (2) Moving from co-management to co-jurisdiction with Indigenous peoples, (3) The nature and context of "meaningful" participation", and (4) Marine protected areas as a form of "coastal grabbing". The findings have policy implications as Brazil has been shifting to a focus on local participation in decision-making, with a commitment to speed-up establishment of marine protected areas. These policy developments in Brazil have been positive, but the analysis shows that changes are still necessary, and major challenges exist when considering broader aspects of the social-environmental policies. Thesis findings have relevance to important issues far beyond Brazil; the four cross-cutting themes emerging from the study connect to international conservation-development dilemmas.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2018en_US
dc.identifier.citationBockstael, E., Bahia, N.C.F., Seixas, C.S., & Berkes, F. (2016). Participation in protected area management planning in coastal Brazil. Environmental Science and Policy, 60: 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBockstael, E. (2017). Critical Capacity Development: An Action Research Approach in Coastal Brazil. World Development, 94, 336-345.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBockstael, E. & Berkes, F. (2017). Using the capability approach to analyze contemporary environmental governance challenges in coastal Brazil. International Journal of the Commons, 11(2), 799-822.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32990
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEnvironmental Science and Policyen_US
dc.publisherWorld Developmenten_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of the Commonsen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectProtected Areasen_US
dc.subjectCapacity Developmenten_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Peoplesen_US
dc.subjectBrazilen_US
dc.subjectCoastal resourcesen_US
dc.subjectCapability Approachen_US
dc.subjectConservation & developmenten_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementen_US
dc.subjectNatural Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectAtlantic Foresten_US
dc.subjectTrindade, Paratyen_US
dc.titleCritical capacity development towards inclusive and participatory governance of coastal resources in Paraty, Brazilen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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