General Flashcards
How do the IDS define sustainable livelihoods
A livelihood is the capabilities, assets and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks, while not undermining the natural resource based (IDS)
How have sustainable livelihoods been integrated into policies
The UK’s Department for International Development has integrated sustainable livelihoods into their principles by stating that a poverty-focus development activity should be sustainable, people-centred, and participatory (Ashley and Carney, 1999)
Petry et al (2011)
Petry et al (2011) emphasises the need for a link between sustainable livelihoods and sustainable production and consumption for achieving sustainable development. There is a need for market participation to construct sustainable livelihoods.
Who argued there is a need for market participation to construct sustainable livelihoods
Petry et al (2011)
What does Scoones et al (1998) look at
The definitional, conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods
Who looks at the definitional, conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods
Scoones et al (1998)
Carswell et al (2017)
Literature sometimes is not clear on what the outcomes of a sustainable livelihood is, and it applies to a wide range of issues within poverty and environment
Who says that literature is not always clear on what the outcomes of a sustainable livelihood is
Carswell et al 2017
How can rural people improve their livelihoods
Most rural livelihoods are reliant on the natural resource base at least to some extent. Rural people have a range of options to improve their livelihoods: either intensify, extensify, diversify income strategies, or migrate (Scoones et al, 1998).
What does Potter et al (2012) argue is the most effective way of securing more sustainable livelihoods for rural communities
Redistribution of land to the poor
Who argues that the redistribution of land to the poor is the most effective way of securing more sustainable livelihoods for rural communities
Potter et al (2012)
What does Potter et al (2012) argue is an obstacle for rural development projects in the global south
The lack of attention to gendered issues, and the essential role that women play in contributing to agricultural production livelihoods, and resource management.
Who first looked at gendered issues
Boserup in 1970, and stated that women have less access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive