Beyond the Biophysical

• Beyond Biophysical Assumptions.- Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, and “Development” Beyond the Biophysical.- Beyond the Invisible: Finding the Social Relevance of Soil Nutrient Balances in Southern Mali.- The “Demonization” of Rainforest Migrants, or: What Conservation Means to Poor Colonist Farmers.- Beyond Biodiversity: Culture in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayan Foothills.- Local Knowledge and Scientific Perceptions: Questions of Validity in Environmental Knowledge.- Power Dynamics at the “Development Interface”.- “Opting Out”: A Case Study of Smallholder Rejection of Research in Western Kenya.- Natural Resource Management in an Urban Context: Rethinking the Concepts of “Community” and “Participation” with Street Traders in Durban, South Africa.- The Deliberative Scientist: Integrating Science and Politics in Forest Resource Governance in Nepal.- Common Property Regimes: Taking a Closer Look at Resource Access, Authorization, and Legitimacy.- Institutional Disjunctures and Innovations.- Innovative Farmers, Non-adapting Institutions: A Case Study of the Organization of Agroforestry Research in Malawi.- Framing Participation in Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Research.- Anthro-Apology? Negotiating Space for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and In-Depth Anthropology in the CGIAR.- Who Is Fooling Whom? Participation, Power, and Interest in Rural Development.

From the reviews: "Each chapter offers insight into the challenges associated with agricultural research and NRM, and emphasizes the limitations of a narrow or fragmented approach. ... the volume is intended to promote an interdisciplinary approach among scientists and development practitioners. ... the chapters are well-written and their arguments should be considered by anyone who is interested in agriculture, NRM, and international development." (Rachel Hestrin, Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. (30), 2013)