Published: Jan 16th, 2015
by Innocent Chirisa, Marilyn Gaza, and Elmond Bandauko Abstract Housing cooperatives have emerged in the context of housing challenges in the urban areas as a strategy for securing low-‐‑cost housing accommodation… Read More
Published: Sep 4th, 2014
by Pius S. Nyambara Abstract The paper seeks to understand the rationale behind the introduction of the villagization program in post-independence rural Zimbabwe between the 1980s and the 1990s with a… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Alois Mandondo Abstract The proper alignment of authority and responsibility within and between various levels of social organization is a fundamental governance problem. This study uses a review approach… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Pekka Virtanen Abstract An increased role of local communities in natural resource management has recently been widely advocated as a solution to the problem of environmental degradation in the… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Jennifer Mohamed-Katerere Abstract A widely held assumption about environmental management is that its success is dependent upon its relationship to the political process. This is expressed in the emerging… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Bruce Campbell and Sheona Shackleton Abstract Throughout Southern Africa there has been a move to decentralize natural resource management (NRM). Decentralization has taken many forms, resulting in different organizational… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by M. K. Luckert Abstract The desire for research to be policy relevant has caused many social science studies to have “engineering” dimensions. With respect to the engineering of property… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Bevlyne Sithole Abstract One aspect of water reform in Zimbabwe is increased stakeholder participation in water management through catchment boards. This paper uses discourse analysis to explore relationships among… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Dale Dore Abstract A major question that has emerged from the research and discourse on community-based natural resource management in southern Africa is whether traditional rules comply with generally… Read More
Published: Mar 18th, 2014
by Maxwell Mudhara, Peter. E. Hildebrand, and Christina. H. Gladwin Introduction Zimbabwe faces a challenge in meeting food requirements of its 12 million people. The population is growing at three percent… Read More