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Forest Conservation, Value Conflict, and Interest Formation in a Honduran National Park *
Author(s) -
Pfeffer Max J.,
Schelhas John W.,
Day Leyla Ann
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2001.tb00073.x
Subject(s) - national park , scarcity , natural resource , resource (disambiguation) , equity (law) , geography , social conflict , natural park , nature conservation , resource scarcity , value (mathematics) , environmental resource management , economic growth , political science , environmental planning , regional science , natural resource economics , ecology , economics , computer network , archaeology , politics , computer science , law , microeconomics , machine learning , biology
We argue that attempts to superimpose park regulatory regimes on existing land uses in the tropics represent conflicts between alternative cultural models of natural resource management. The results of such conflicts are unique regulatory regimes emerging from distinctive processes that redefine the terms and limits of natural resource use. In creating a scarcity of available resources, parks encourage social differentiation and greater awareness of societal patterns of inequality, establishing a potential for the articulation of demands for social and environmental equity. We evaluate these claims with a case study of the Cerro Azul Meambar National Park in Honduras. We base our analysis on 54 indepth interviews of Park residents in five Park communities.