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Women's Views on the Political Ecology of Fuelwood Use in the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Beymer, Betsy Anne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1121958339

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2005, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
This study examines women’s views on the political ecology of fuelwood use in the West Usambaras and asks how they view their access to fuelwood: (1) across the local landscape; and (2) as it is influenced by local, regional, national and international factors? Between May and August 2003, I worked with women in Mgwashi and Sagara villages to compile activity schedules, resource maps, photos and narratives, and Venn diagrams. This study demonstrates how the work of fuelwood can intersect women’s triple role, and considers the complex relations among regulated forests, the Sagara Community Forest, and locally-driven initiatives that are promoting agroforestry. My participatory research suggests that women’s unique, situated environmental knowledges need greater recognition in the ‘community’ management of Sagara Community Forest. The conservation of forest resources must be a collaborative process that supports women’s empowerment and encourages their self-mobilization.
Kimberly Medley (Advisor)
106 p.
Geography
Feminist Political Ecology; Community Forestry; East Africa

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  • Beymer, B. A. (2005). Women's Views on the Political Ecology of Fuelwood Use in the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1121958339

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Beymer, Betsy. Women's Views on the Political Ecology of Fuelwood Use in the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. 2005. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1121958339.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Beymer, Betsy. "Women's Views on the Political Ecology of Fuelwood Use in the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1121958339

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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