Castella, Jean-Christophe; Lestrelin, Guillaume; Hett, Cornelia; Bourgoin, Jeremy; Fitriana, Yulia Rahma; Heinimann, Andreas; Pfund, Jean-Laurent (2013). Effects of Landscape Segregation on Livelihood Vulnerability: Moving From Extensive Shifting Cultivation to Rotational Agriculture and Natural Forests in Northern Laos. Human ecology, 41(1), pp. 63-76. New-York, NY: Springer 10.1007/s10745-012-9538-8
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This study investigates four decades of socio-economic and environmental change in a shifting cultivation landscape in the northern uplands of Laos. Historical changes in land cover and land use were analyzed using a chronological series of remote sensing data. Impacts of landscape change on local livelihoods were investigated in seven villages through interviews with various stakeholders. The study reveals that the complex mosaics of agriculture and forest patches observed in the study area have long constituted key assets for the resilience of local livelihood systems in the face of environmental and socio-economic risks. However, over the past 20 years, a process of segregating agricultural and forest spaces has increased the vulnerability of local land users. This process is a direct outcome of policies aimed at increasing national forest cover, eradicating shifting cultivation and fostering the emergence of more intensive and commercial agricultural practices. We argue that agriculture-forest segregation should be buffered in such a way that a diversity of livelihood opportunities and economic development pathways can be maintained.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Land Systems and Sustainable Land Management (LS-SLM) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > NCCR North-South Management Centre [discontinued] 10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hett, Cornelia, Heinimann, Andreas |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics |
ISSN: |
0300-7839 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Projects: |
[412] The Agrobiodiversity Initiative Official URL |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
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Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:43 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:13 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s10745-012-9538-8 |
Web of Science ID: |
000314718800006 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/17755 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/17755 (FactScience: 225580) |
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