Mismatch Between Scales of Knowledge in Nepalese Forestry: Epistemology, Power, and Policy Implications

The importance of scale dynamics and scale mismatches for outcomes of natural resource management has been widely discussed. In this article we develop theoretically the concept of 'knowledge scales' and illustrate it through empirical examples. We define scales of knowledge as the tempora...

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Main Authors: Helene Ahlborg, Andrea J. Nightingale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2012-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art16/