Return to Kathmandu - A Post Hoc Application of AMESH
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2008
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This chapter provides background to the development of the adaptive methodology for ecosystem sustainability and health (AMESH). AMESH approaches seemed to parallel ecological, economic, demographic, and social developments in Nepal. AMESH is characterized by: (1) Documenting the presenting situation; (2) Analysis of stakeholders, issues, policy, politics and governance; (3) People and their stories; (4) Systems descriptions and narratives; and (5) Collaborative learning and action. Descriptions include details of case studies derived from various stakeholder groups. Often community development work requires sanctioning by local leaders, who can act as entry points between researchers and the community.
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NEPAL, KATHMANDU, ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, SYSTEMS THINKING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, POVERTY, PROJECT EVALUATION, LOCAL LEVEL, CASE STUDIES, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, RESEARCH TO POLICY
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Neudoerffer, R. C., Waltner-Toews, D., & Kay, J. J. (2008). Return to Kathmandu - A Post Hoc Application of AMESH. In D. Waltner-Toews, J. J. Kay & N. M. E. Lister (Eds.), The Ecosystem Approach - Complexity, Uncertainty, and Managing for Sustainability. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.