Abstract A Theory of Access (Ribot and Peluso 2003) was published 15 years ago. With
almost 1600 publications citing it, the paper is instrumental in expanding scholarly thinking …

In the USA, there are an estimated 9.6 million families, individuals, trusts, estates, and family
partnerships, collectively referred to as family forest owners, who control 110 million ha of …

Although hardly noticed or formally recognised, urban foraging by humans probably occurs
in all urban settings around the world. We draw from research in India, South Africa …

Over 70% of Malawi's urban population lives in informal settlements, where households
regularly face chronic water insecurity. This article utilizes mixed methods–household …

Abstract 'Protecting'natural resources as a policy intervention for biodiversity conservation is
a double-edged sword. Often touted as sources of revenue and a tool for poverty reduction …

All of humankind, urban and rural, rich and poor and whether living in the Global South or
the Global North rely to some degree on provisioning ecosystem services such as food …

Nature-based tourism is currently one of tourism's fastest-growing sectors. It is also the form
of tourism that often benefits the economy of rural areas. In addition to publicly owned …

This article looks at the changing nature of property access regimes in northeastern Maine.
The state's unique “open lands” tradition has come under threat as a result of the large-scale …

We collected data through three focus groups conducted with Wabanaki citizens (members
of the Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Maliseet, and Micmac Nations) residing in …

This study uses Ribot and Peluso's access analysis to examine conflicts over elk and elk
management in Greater Yellowstone USA, a region where emerging patterns of privatization …