

@mastersthesis {6292,
	title = {Avoiding collapse: resilience and sustainable development in vulnerable small islands},
	year = {2007},
	note = {U235786},
	school = {University of Plymouth (United Kingdom)},
	type = {phdPh.{D}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {This fieldwork based case study researched in French and Creole languages in the sub-tropical, mid-Oceanic island of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean) addresses two main questions: "Are conservation and development compatible goals for marine protected areas (MPA) in small islands reliant on fisheries and tourism?" and "Do social-ecological resilience concepts help clarify related issues of sustainability?" Local fishers{\textquoteright} knowledge suggested marine fish species including large predators of ecological and economic significance had been in decline for decades. Tourists{\textquoteright} stated willingness to pay to use Marine and Coastal Protected Areas could help fund conservation of biodiversity and fisher enhancement, with fee options ranging from MPA up to island-level. Beyond this, downside risks emerged from qualitative interviews with key informants and historical analysis. A recent crisis catalysed by severe drought (1970s) led to deep social and ecological changes (collapse in farming, migration, and external dependence), while subsequent policies failed to address key drivers, instead creating negative feedbacks ensuring degradation extended outward from the coast. Remote and vulnerable small islands with few resources (forests, soil, water, energy) need significant capital inputs from higher scales which are seldom taken into account in determining the balance of winners and losers in conservation and development policy at MPA or island level. A lack of inter-island trust (social capital), water scarcity, climate change and migration arises as critical issues for the future. Rodrigues characterises the secondary importance of island regions within larger island states, and underlies the cross-scale and cross-temporal nature of sustainability in resilience terms.},
	keywords = {0768:Environmental science, Bibliographies, DXN118870, Environmental science, Health and environmental sciences, Psychology{\textendash}Abstracting, Statistics},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/301725648?accountid=14270},
	author = {Bunce, M P}
}
