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Can Anthropologists Contribute to Road Construction? Insights from Southwest China
Author(s) -
He Jun,
He Ming
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3431
Subject(s) - embeddedness , china , sustainability , stakeholder , ethnic group , political science , sociology , economic growth , regional science , public relations , social science , economics , anthropology , ecology , law , biology
Abstract This paper documents the contributions of anthropologists in the improvement of road construction in Yunnan Province of Southwest China. It argues that the involvement of social scientists in road planning can make important contributions to a people‐centred approach, advocate for cultural embeddedness and meet local needs, all of which help to avoid local conflict while promoting local ethnic culture. The policy implication drawn from this research calls for placing social sustainability at the forefront of the institutionalizing of multi‐stakeholder involvement in infrastructure development. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.