Prosperity, conservation and development in rural Tanzania

Join us for the launch of two new unique research based books on Tanzania

Monday 21 November, 2022, 13.30-16.00
DIIS ∙ Danish Institute for International Studies
Auditorium
Gl. Kalkbrænderi Vej 51A
2100 Copenhagen

Two new groundbreaking books on development in Tanzania, both based on fieldwork and both written by development researchers, have recently been published. Some authors have contributed to both books. We find that the two books complement each other well, one focusing on prosperity and the other on conservation, and therefore present them during this double-book launch.

One of the speakers

Prof. Christine Noe is Associate Professor and Principal of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam. She trained for her PhD at the University of Cape Town where she graduated in 2009. Her research and teaching are mostly on conservation and development politics, land tenure and rights, and rural livelihood changes.

Prosperity in Rural Africa? brings together the expertise of a collection of researchers with decades of experience of working in Tanzania, all of whom faced a deceptively simple task: go back to your study sites, to the places you know well, and to the families you first visited and then describe, and try to explain, the changes that you see. The result is a fascinating compilation of historical insights and experience into the dynamics of rural societies in Tanzania, which highlights the importance of investment in assets for rural peoples and their success in doing so.

Contested Sustainability: The Political Ecology of Conservation and Development in Tanzania examines sustainability partnerships, their effectiveness, and the forms of sustainability they produce. A group of seasoned researchers analyze the governance of sustainability of forestry, wildlife and coastal resources. The book assesses whether co-management with local communities and private and civil society actors - and putatively more participatory processes in the governance of renewable resources - result in more equitable and sustainable livelihoods and environmental outcomes. 

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