Using Community Radio in Ghana to Facilitate Community Participation in Natural Resource Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16563530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blythe McKay (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-93 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecquid Novi African Journalism Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0054 • E-ISSN: 1942-0773 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02560054.2009.9653393 |
| OpenAlex | W2050984151 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
In West Africa, finding ways for rural people to improve their livelihoods and lives by participating in the management of natural resources is a pressing issue. The majority of the population, in particular the poor, live in rural areas and rely on natural resources but often lack control of these resources. This article focuses on a workshop in Ghana, combining elements of appreciative inquiry (AI) and a rights-based approach (RBA). Its aims were to develop a community radio program series in Ghana that could increase community participation in natural resource management (NRM). A description of the workshop and subsequent 13-week radio program series demonstrates the process, contribution, and challenges of a participatory communication approach where community radio is used to encourage dialogue among different stakeholders within and externally to a community regarding forest resource management in Ghana's Brong Ahafo region
Agriculture · Business · Citizen journalism · Community Management · Community radio · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Livelihood · Management · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Political science · Population · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Resource management (computing · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Computer Science · Urban Planning and Valuation
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |