Cultural encounters: learning from cross-disciplinary science and development practice in ecosystem health
Editor(s)
Eade, DeborahPublication date
2007-04-01Country
Ecuador
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Overcoming challenges to ecosystem health calls for breaking down disciplinary and professional barriers. Through reflection on a research and development project to address pesticide-related concerns in northern Ecuador, this article presents challenges encountered and accommodations made, ranging from staff recruitment, through baseline assessments and community education activities, to mobilising for policy change. In so doing, it exposes underlying problems of paradigm and process inherent in bringing researchers and development practitioners together, in addition to the problematic role of advocacy that is associated with joint research and development initiatives in the fields of agriculture and health.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
17ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614520701195857