TY - BOOK AU - Perz,Stephen George TI - Crossing boundaries for collaboration: conservation and development projects in the Amazon SN - 9781498535670 AV - H62 .C767 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Action research KW - Social aspects KW - Cooperation KW - Interdisciplinary research KW - Intergovernmental cooperation KW - Interorganizational relations KW - International cooperation KW - Participatory monitoring and evaluation (Project management) KW - Amazon River Region KW - Case studies KW - Natural resources KW - Co-management KW - Natural resources - Co-management - Amazon River Region KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction --; The official story: examples from the Amazon --; The challenges of collaboration --; Crossing boundaries for collaboration --; The analytics of crossing boundaries --; Inequalities and politics in collaboration across boundaries --; Uncertainty and surprises when crossing boundaries --; Crossing boundaries and the self --; Conclusion: seasons of collaboration; 2; b N2 - Societal problems that require collaboration across boundaries are growing, but the issues, tasks, challenges, and strategic practices of partnering across divides often fall outside the technical skill sets of would-be collaborators. This book brings together knowledge from many disciplines and firsthand experience from conservation and development projects in the Amazon to elucidate the travails but also the advantages of collaborating across boundaries UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1399269&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -