On SustainabilityAbout Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo
MICRO-BIO
EXPERIENCE
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UBC
- Facilitator/Coordinator of the Master of International Forestry
- Forest Resources Managemet
- Present
EDUCATION
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University of British Columbia
- PhD
- September 2010 to December 2017
Disentangling the social net: Examining the links between social capital, empowerment and social difference in two ecotourism villages in Ghana Reconciling natural resource conservation with rural community empowerment is a much needed goal but remains a global challenge. Social capital is recognized for its potential to benefit both individuals and communities and for facilitating sustainable natural resource management. Yet caution against erasing conceptual complexities and homogenizing communities has been emphasized to avoid simplistic CBNRM initiatives. In my dissertation I investigated if and how social capital contributes towards the empowerment of individuals and collectives, in equitable and sustainable ways, in communities engaged with natural resource management. The research took place in two ecotourism projects in the Volta Region of Ghana and employs an interdisciplinary, multimethod and multilevel approach. While results indicate that social capital enables individual and community empowerment in the study communities, context matters a great deal to clarify the conditions under which this can occur. Without understanding of this context, initiatives to promote social capital will likely be ineffective, and inequitable
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University of British Columbia
- MSc
- September 2008 to August 2010
OUTDOOR RECREATION CONFLICT ON TRAILS IN SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA: AN EXAMINATION OF THEORETICAL MODELS AND MANAGEMENT
