期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2010
卷号：12
期号：8
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This study evaluated social capital in a Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in the Luangwa
Valley, eastern Zambia. It assessed the relationships between social capital and community responses and how this has
transcended through multi-dimensional dynamics of the local community as influenced by emergent internal and external
factors. Qualitative field data was collected from six traditional Chiefdoms using generic semi-structured questionnaire surveys,
focus groups, and key informant interviews. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis was conducted to determine progression of the
social capital from the six selected criteria parameters. We determined that weaknesses in local leadership, conditions for
entrenched corruption, and losses in human capital were the key determinants of the change in growth of social capital. For
furtherance of social capital, it was posited that additional capacity development through training and awareness creation was
needed, institutions of power for natural resources management were to be re-aligned in recognisance of local traditional
leadership, and power and authority were to be devolved beyond structural requirements to local communities. This study
underpinned that social capital embroidery should form the backbone for the implementation of community-based natural
resources management to provide a remedial solution to conservation challenges. Future studies are required to further
investigate the relational role of innovations and indigenous knowledge in enhancing social capital.
关键词：Keywords: Social Capital; CBNRM; Local Community Responses; Governance; Sustainability; Resilience; Robustness
