"We will change whether we want it or not": Soil erosion in Maasai land as a social dilemma and a challenge to community resilience
"We will change whether we want it or not": Soil erosion in Maasai land as a social dilemma and a challenge to community resilience
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“无论我们愿意与否，我们都会改变”：马赛土地的土壤侵蚀是一个社会困境，也是对社区复原力的挑战
DOI：
10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101365
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
6.9
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Rabinovich A
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作者：
Rabinovich A
土壤侵蚀是一个重大的环境挑战，破坏了世界许多地区的经济发展。虽然以前的许多工作探讨了这个问题背后的物理过程，较少关注社会，文化和心理参数，使土壤侵蚀的重大影响，通过土地利用的做法，他们支持。本文件通过对坦桑尼亚北方农牧利益攸关方在土壤侵蚀方面的经验进行定性探索，以社区复原力框架和社会困境方法为理论视角，探讨这一差距。访谈数据表明，使社区容易受到土壤侵蚀挑战的因素包括畜牧业对牧民文化认同的中心地位、缺乏社会凝聚力、缺乏替代生计机会以及治理结构薄弱。我们认为，解决这一困境的方法在于解决相关的文化规范，建立有凝聚力和开放的社区，并加强地方治理。
Soil erosion is a major environmental challenge that undermines economic development in many regions of the world. While much previous work explored physical processes behind this problem, less attention has been paid to social, cultural, and psychological parameters that make a significant impact on soil erosion through the land use practices that they support. The present paper addresses this gap by conducting a qualitative exploration of agro-pastoralist stakeholders' experiences of soil erosion in northern Tanzania, using the community resilience framework and the social dilemmas approach as theoretical lenses. Interview data suggests that the factors that make communities vulnerable to soil erosion challenges include the centrality of cattle keeping practice to pastoralists’ cultural identity, lack of social cohesion, lack of alternative livelihood opportunities, and weak governance structures. We argue that the ways towards resolving the dilemma lie in addressing relevant cultural norms, building cohesive and open communities, and strengthening local governance.