Author : Gillian Ames
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Book Synopsis Floodplain Livelihoods, Rural-urban Linkages, and Aquatic Resource Conservation in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Peruvian Amazon by : Gillian Ames
Download or read book Floodplain Livelihoods, Rural-urban Linkages, and Aquatic Resource Conservation in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Peruvian Amazon written by Gillian Ames and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rapid urbanization is particularly pronounced in the developing world, including countries in the Amazon region. The increasing prominence of cities poses new threats and opportunities to people typically described as "rural," and to the natural environments on which they often depend. Although rural development and urbanization are often seen as competing processes, in most cases, they are intimately linked. The livelihoods of rural and urban households increasingly rely on a combination of rural and urban resources, and on the diversification of income-generating activities, which often involves mobility and migration. However, scholarship has tended to focus either on the impacts of growing rural-urban linkages on local economies and livelihoods, or on natural resource conservation outcomes, rather than both―despite recognition that people's well-being and environmental management are heavily intertwined. In this dissertation, I examine the ways in which ribereño people situated at the edges of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve (PSNR), a large protected area on the Peruvian Amazon floodplain, make a living. I pay explicit attention to the ways in which household livelihood strategies are conditioned by connections between rural and urban areas, and, moreover, to the implications of these rural-urban linkages for aquatic resource use, management, and conservation. I use a combination of socioeconomic and ecological data (household, market, and resource harvest surveys, and individual interviews) collected in three communities, as well as in the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon to analyze 1) historical patterns of migration and mobility in the region; 2) factors determining household use of aquatic resources; 3) the relationship between informal credit, market supply chains, and household resource use; and, 4) the role of rural livelihood activities, including land and resource use, in supporting household dispersal to urban areas.Results indicate that short-term migration and mobility are key components of livelihood strategies in this area, and represent attempts to minimize vulnerability and/or accumulate capital. Movement is often driven by access to aquatic resources. Moreover, these resources play a particularly important role in mitigating the risks associated with rural-urban migration. Household resource use is strongly correlated with use of informal credit, and thus with urban demand for resources. Recent urban migrants also depend heavily on agricultural production and aquatic resource extraction by their rural families for food security. These findings demonstrate that rural-urban linkages play increasingly prominent roles in the livelihoods of ribereño people in the Peruvian Amazon, and are illustrated by patterns and drivers of movement and natural resource use. These linkages must therefore be explicitly accounted for in interventions designed to improve livelihoods and protect vulnerable resources. Specific policy recommendations are discussed. " --
