A Complicated Relationship: The Transhumant Pastoralists of Macedonia and the Greek State, 1913–1936
Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 29
land use
"Connecting Climate Social Adaptation and Land Use Change in Internationally Adjoining Protected Areas"
Drawing on interviews with the managers of 56 internationally adjoining protected areas in 18 countries in the Americas, the study focuses on the link between land use change and environmental change, and on three adaptation strategies, namely diversification, pooling, and out-migration. It suggests that the impact of adaptation depends on the adaptation strategy chosen.
"Negotiating Environmental Deferalism: Dynamic Federalism as a Strategy for Good Governance"
Erin Ryan shares her work on negotiated federalism, exploring how good multiscalar governance is often the product of intergovernmental bargaining among decision makers at various levels of government.
"Multilevel Environmental Governance in the United States"
In the United States, debate over the responsibilities of different levels of government are framed within our system of constitutional federalism, which divides sovereign power between the central federal administration and regional states. Dilemmas about devolution have been erupting in all regulatory contexts, but environmental governance remains uniquely prone to federalism discord because it inevitably confronts the core question with which federalism grapples—“who gets to decide?”— in contexts where state and federal claims to power are simultaneously at their strongest.
"The Land in Gorkhaland: On the Edges of Belonging in Darjeeling, India"
Sarah Besky explores the interactions of workers, students, and city residents with environmental events, crumbling infrastructure, and wildlife in Darjeeling, with a focus on the role of the district as a site of extraction.
Do Wastelands Exist? Perspectives on “Productive” Land Use in India’s Rural Energyscapes
Jennifer Baka looks at energy cultivation and energy security in India through an analysis of two energy development programs.
Energizing the Spaces of Everyday Life: Learning from the Past for a Sustainable Future
About this issue
This volume of Perspectives offers case studies of energy transitions within everyday environments over the last two centuries, from Europe to South Asia, to North and Latin America.
Content
"Promoting Social Accountability for Equitable Fisheries Within Beach Management Units in Lake Victoria (Kenya)"
The study analyzes the political equity in fisherfolk organizations of Beach Management Units (BMUs) in Lake Victoria (Kenya). It uses this as a case study to investigate the issue of decentralization of resource management through co-management, and its relationship with political power.
"State Conservation Efforts of Seasonal Wetlands along the Mississippi River"
The authors compare the administrative regulations and actions aimed at protecting and conserving isolated wetlands in ten states along the Mississippi River corridor. They highlight the necessity for reliable data for at-risk wetlands to foster conservation practices.
Review of Life in Oil by Michael L. Cepek
Vasundhara Jairath reviews the book Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia by Michael L. Cepek.