Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: interactions from a Laotian village
This study uses a local political ecology approach that examines the physical and social dimensions of land use and soil erosion and their broader political and socioeconomic environment in Ban Lak Sip, a village located in the uplands of the Luang Prabang Province in Laos. The study indicates that, despite an explicit government policy aimed at improving both socioeconomic and environmental conditions, the resulting livelihood change has in part led to a deterioration in working conditions with mixed impacts on the environment. While land degradation and economic transition appear to have driven villagers to rework the role and importance of the land in their livelihoods, this paper argues that the Laotian rural development policy has constrained the adaptation process and led to a significant intensification in labour and land use. In fact, Ban Lak Sip villagers have had to adapt both to actual land degradation processes and to a discourse on upland environmental degradation constructed by the Laotian State and international development actors. The results of this study have significant implications for the formulation of environmental policy and for land degradation research more widely.
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dig-cirad-fr-5843352022-04-21T07:50:55Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/584335/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/584335/ Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: interactions from a Laotian village. Lestrelin Guillaume, Giordano M.. 2007. Land Degradation and Development, 18 (1) : 55-76.https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.756 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.756> Researchers Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: interactions from a Laotian village Lestrelin, Guillaume Giordano, M. eng 2007 Land Degradation and Development E14 - Économie et politique du développement P36 - Érosion, conservation et récupération des sols P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières E50 - Sociologie rurale This study uses a local political ecology approach that examines the physical and social dimensions of land use and soil erosion and their broader political and socioeconomic environment in Ban Lak Sip, a village located in the uplands of the Luang Prabang Province in Laos. The study indicates that, despite an explicit government policy aimed at improving both socioeconomic and environmental conditions, the resulting livelihood change has in part led to a deterioration in working conditions with mixed impacts on the environment. While land degradation and economic transition appear to have driven villagers to rework the role and importance of the land in their livelihoods, this paper argues that the Laotian rural development policy has constrained the adaptation process and led to a significant intensification in labour and land use. In fact, Ban Lak Sip villagers have had to adapt both to actual land degradation processes and to a discourse on upland environmental degradation constructed by the Laotian State and international development actors. The results of this study have significant implications for the formulation of environmental policy and for land degradation research more widely. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/584335/1/Lestrelin%20%26%20Giordano%20-%20LD%26D%20paper%20%28publication%29.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.756 10.1002/ldr.756 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/ldr.756 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.756 |
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This study uses a local political ecology approach that examines the physical and social dimensions of land use and soil erosion and their broader political and socioeconomic environment in Ban Lak Sip, a village located in the uplands of the Luang Prabang Province in Laos. The study indicates that, despite an explicit government policy aimed at improving both socioeconomic and environmental conditions, the resulting livelihood change has in part led to a deterioration in working conditions with mixed impacts on the environment. While land degradation and economic transition appear to have driven villagers to rework the role and importance of the land in their livelihoods, this paper argues that the Laotian rural development policy has constrained the adaptation process and led to a significant intensification in labour and land use. In fact, Ban Lak Sip villagers have had to adapt both to actual land degradation processes and to a discourse on upland environmental degradation constructed by the Laotian State and international development actors. The results of this study have significant implications for the formulation of environmental policy and for land degradation research more widely. |
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