Diagrammatic approach to understanding complex eco-social interactions in Kathmandu, Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorNeudoerffer, R. Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorWaltner-Toews, David
dc.contributor.authorKay, James J.
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, D. D.
dc.contributor.authorTamang, Mukta S.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-04T16:42:00Z
dc.date.available2011-11-04T16:42:00Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractAs part of developing an international network of community-based ecosystem approaches to health, a project was undertaken in a densely populated and socio-economically diverse area of Kathmandu, Nepal. Drawing on hundreds of pages of narrative reports based on surveys, interviews, secondary data, and focus groups by trained Nepalese facilitators, the authors created systemic depictions of relationships between multiple stakeholder groups, ecosystem health, and human health. These were then combined to examine interactions among stakeholders, activities, concerns, perceived needs, and resource states (ecosystem health indicators). These qualitative models have provided useful heuristics for both community members and research scholars to understand the eco-social systems in which they live; many of the strategies developed by the communities and researchers to improve health intuitively drew on this systemic understanding. The diagrams enabled researchers and community participants to explicitly examine relationships and conflicts related to health and environmental issues in their community.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (25 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/47448
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherResilience Allianceen
dc.relation.ispartofEcology and Society, v.10, issue 2, article 12en
dc.subjectCOMPLEX SYSTEMS THEORYen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM APPROACHESen
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTHen
dc.subjectKATHMANDUen
dc.subjectNEPALen
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectURBAN ECOSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SYSTEMen
dc.subjectECOLOGYen
dc.titleDiagrammatic approach to understanding complex eco-social interactions in Kathmandu, Nepalen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number101277
idrc.project.titleUrban Ecosystem Health in Kathmandu (Nepal) - Phase IIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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