Theme Sustainable Natural Resource Use
Staff-members
Jan van Tatenhove, Simon Bush, Arthur Mol, Kris van Koppen, Bettina Bluemling, Marieke Verweij, Zhang Lei
Key words
Marine Governance; Sea- and Coastal zone management; Sustainable Fisheries; Transnational ENGO’s strategies; Forestry and Nature Conservation Policies; Community-based Natural Resource Management; Biodiversity; Environmental Education; Eco-labeling; Trust and Risk; Material Flow Analyses.
General description of the SNRU- research topics
This theme focuses on new institutional arrangements for the use, management and politics of nature and natural resources. Central questions address social, economic and political configurations for sustainable use of nature and natural resources in Europe and the transitional economies of Asia and Africa. Special attention is given to the role of actors and institutions and their compatibility and conflict across multiple levels or scales of governance.
Substantive areas of research include: the management and use of marine and coastal resources, with a particular focus on aquaculture and fisheries; the emergence of new public-private governance mechanisms including monitoring, labeling, certification and verification of nature and natural resources; social movements and nature protection organizations; community-based management in transition to adaptive forms of co-management; the politics of policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation in Europe and Asia.
The research under this core theme is rooted in and makes substantial contributions to the theory of networks and flows, while also using the theory of Political Modernization and Policy Arrangements, concepts from Political Ecology, and the Arcadian view on Nature.
Staff- and PhD-Projects under the SNRU-theme
Staff-projects
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RESCOPAR – governance of mangrove coastal environments in Southeast Asia: research on the interactions between decision-making processes around shrimp farming at different socio-political and spatial levels and how in turn these decisions affect shrimp farming practices as well as the management, use and conservation of coastal aquatic resources. – Contact-persons: Simon Bush, Arthur Mol
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Pro-poor Pangasius: IDRC funded investigation of social and environmental certification of Pangasius aquaculture in Vietnam. – Contact-person: Simon Bush
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Patterns, process and participation: Accounting for different perceptions on North Sea fisheries management. - This post-doc project focuses on communicative problems between stakeholders of the Dutch beam trawl fleet. – Contact-persons: Marieke Verweij, Jan van Tatenhove
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Sustainable Natural Resource Use in Rural China (SURE): research on the institutions which govern land, water and bio-energy in the rural parts of China. – Contact-persons: Arthur Mol, Bettina Bluemling
PhD-projects
1. Goldsborough, David mailto: David.Goldsborough@wur.nl
Ecosystem-based marine governance in the North Sea.
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Prof.dr.ir C.S.A. van Koppen
Expected year of completion: 2010
2. Hendriksen, Astrid mailto: Astrid.Hendriksen@wur.nl
Evaluation and impact assessment of knowledge dissemination in sustainability projects
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol
Expected year of completion: 2010
3. Hoof, Luc van mailto: Luc.vanHoof@wur.nl
Towards new institutional arrangements: Dutch fisheries management in the context of the EU playing field.
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove
Expected year of completion: 2010
4. Javed, Haider Ali mailto: Haider.Javed@wur.nl
The Role of Institutional and Policy Framework in Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Schemes
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Prof.dr.ir. C.S.A. van Koppen
Expected year of completion: 2013
5. Jin, Shuqin mail to: Shuqin.Jin@wur.nl
Water governance in Rural China
Supervisor: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr. N. Heerink
Expected year of completion: 2012
6. Korbee, Dorien mailto: Dorien.Korbee@wur.nl
Understanding ecodynamic designing in different governance settings
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove
Expected year of completion: 2013
7. Liang, Dan mailto: Dan.Liang@wur.nl
Governmental environmental auditing on ecological programs in China
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol, Dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove and Dr. Zhang Lei
Expected year of completion: 2010
8. Li, Jia mailto: Jia.Li@wur.nl
Determinants of large-scale tree oil crop plantation in China: an institutional analysis
Supervisor: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol, Dr. T. Herzfeld (AEP) and Dr. B. Bluemling
Expected year of completion: 2013
9. Liu, Wenling mailto: Wenling.Liu@wur.nl
Policy Options and Incentive Structures Promoting Rural Biomass Renewable Energy Development in China
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr. B. Bluemling
Expected year of completion: 2014
10. Mahonge, Christopher mailto: Christopher.Mahonge@wur.nl
Impact of indigenous management systems and utilization practices on wetland sustainability at Lake Jipe Tanzania
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr. S.R. Bush
Expected year of completion: 2010
11. Motyka, Katarzyna
Scaling biodiversity data to serve governance needs: A sociological investigation of the transformation of biodiversity records into usable knowledge and its implications for environmental governance
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. G. Spaargaren, Dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove and Dr. E. Turnhout
Expected year of completion: 2012
12. Mutekanga, Fiona mailto: Fiona.Mutekanga@wur.nl
Participatory policy development for integrated watershed management in the Uganda
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol, Prof.dr.ir. C.S.A. van Koppen, Prof.dr. L. Stroosnijder, Dr. S. Faye-Visser
Expected year of completion: 2010
13. Nguyen Thi Kim Dung mailto: Nguyen.Dung@wur.nl
Community forestry management in protected areas in Vietnam
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr. S.R. Bush
Expected year of completion: 2011
14. Pastoors, Martin mailto: Martin.Pastoors@wur.nl
Science, advice and decision making in fisheries management
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Prof.dr.ir. C.S.A. van Koppen
Expected year of completion: 2012
15. Pham Van Hoi mailto: Pham.Vanhoi@wur.nl
Pesticides governance through agro-food networks: public – private cooperation in the greening of vegetable production in Vietnam
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr.ir. P.J.M. Oosterveer
Expected year of completion: 2010
16. Toonen, Hilde mailto: Hilde.Toonen@wur.nl
Informational governance on marine environmental protection: fishing and pollution from shipping at the North Sea
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol, Dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove and Prof.dr. H. Lindeboom
Expected year of completion: 2012
17. Tran Thi Thu Ha mailto: Ha.Tranthithu@wur.nl
Global and local governance of shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol, Prof.dr.ir. H. van Dijk and Dr. S.R. Bush
Expected year of completion: 2011
18. Vos, Birgit de mailto: Birgit.devos@wur.nl
Mechanisms of trust within the Dutch fisheries sector: the role of institutional arrangements.
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol and Dr.ir. J.P.M. van Tatenhove
Expected year of completion: 2010
19. Zheng, Chaohui mail to: Chaohui.Zheng@wur.nl
Water pollution from peri-urban landuse in China
Supervisor: Prof.dr.ir. A.P.J. Mol
Expected year of completion: 2012