Forms of participation, nimbyism and local knowledge. Notes about two case- studies in the Campania region

Gennaro Avallone (1)

1 UNISA - Università degli Studi di Salerno = University of Salerno

The field of development is subject to shifts in paradigms, and it is important to examine how some new approaches are present in this partial change. The relationship between different forms of local participation and local knowledge is interesting for a new approach to the sustainable development. In this paper the attention is pointed on the different forms taken by local participation and knowledge in the practice of development, with regard to the politics of waste management. Two cases in the Campania region are studied: Ariano Irpino, in the province of Avellino, and Acerra, in the province of Naples. The general goal is to point in evidence how some forms of informal participation can produce and stimulate different and deeper knowledge about local environmental issues

Mots clés: participation; local knowledge; grassroots movements; sustainable development; hazardous waste management

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Gennaro Avallone. Forms of participation, nimbyism and local knowledge. Notes about two case- studies in the Campania region. 8th International Conference of Territorial Intelligence. ENTI. November, 4th - 7th, Nov 2009, Salerno, Italy. 7p. ⟨halshs-00533208⟩