Natural resource-based conflicts in rural Zimbabwe /
edited by Joshua Matanzima, Patience Chadambuka, and Kirk Helliker.
- New York : Routledge, 2024.
- 1 online resource.
- [Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa] .
- Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa. .
Natural Resource-Based Conflicts in Zimbabwe / Domestic Communal Land Grabbing and Dwindling Peri-Urban Spaces: The Case of Midlands District's Mataga Communal Areas / Natural Resource Conflicts in Western Zimbabwe / Othering Doma Foragers: Contestations Over Natural Resources in the Mid-Zambezi Valley / Women's Land Access and Gendered Land Conflicts in Hwedza and Makoni Districts / Resource Conflicts in Chiredzi District: The Case of the Minority Hlengwe against Settlers and the State, 1950s-2022 / Water as a Site of Contestation at Lake Kariba / Conflicts over River Sand Use and Management in Binga District / Conflict over Land and Water Resources in Zimunya, Manicaland Province / Whose Water is it? Underground Water and Social Conflicts in Fuleche, Hurungwe District, c1958-2020 / Governance, Power Dynamics and Conflicts in Norton's Small-Scale Fisheries / Conflicts over Natural Resources at Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo Province / Farmer-Miner Conflicts in Mberengwa North, 2000-2020 / Mining-Induced Displacement and Resource Conflicts in Chiadzwa / Farming-Mining Conflicts surrounding Land Use on A1 Farms in Shurugwi District / Conflicts over Harnessing of Diamond Resources in Marange Communal Area, Eastern Zimbabwe, 2006 -- 2015 / Joshua Matanzima, Patience Chadambuka and Kirk Helliker -- Patience Chadambuka, Talent Moyo, Faith Zengeni and Praise Percy Tinashe Gandah -- Robert K. Hitchcock, Melinda C. Kelly and Maria Sapignoli -- Vincent Jani, Nigel L. Webb and Anton H. de Wit -- Ngonidzashe Chidavaenzi and Chengetai E. Hamadziripi -- Taderera Hebert Chisi -- Joshua Matanzima -- Christopher Mweembe -- Aldrin T. Magaya and Mathew Ruguwa -- Ivan Marowa -- Tawanda Jimu, Martin Magidi and Simbarashe Gukurume -- Shumirai Nyota and Jeriphanos Makaye -- Praise Percy Tinashe Gandah -- Simbarashe Gukurume, Felix Tombindo and Tawanda Jimu -- Tendai Nciizah -- Mathew Ruguwa. Part A: Land, Natural Resources and Conflict -- Part B: Water and Conflict -- Part C: Minerals and Conflict --
"This book investigates the range of conflicts over land and other natural resources in contemporary Zimbabwe, considering the different forms these conflicts take, and the ensuing outcomes. Zimbabwe is a country rich in natural resources, including land, wildlife, minerals, and water resources. These resources are integral to the formal and informal livelihoods of most Zimbabweans, as well as supporting many key industries. Wildlife, land, and water resources are also embedded in indigenous knowledge systems, religious beliefs and rituals in many rural communities, forming an important part of people's identity and sense of belonging. However, this book demonstrates the ways in which rural communities are being denied access to these resources and being displaced by extractive companies and by the government. Their response is often to turn to violence to try to reclaim their lands. Drawing on original empirical research from different conflicts across Zimbabwe, the book also considers the issue in the context of problems such as climate change, human wildlife conflicts, and politico-economic crises. This book will be useful to policy makers, students, conservationists, and academics across the fields of sociology, human geography, development, political science, and environment studies"--
Natural resources--Zimbabwe. Land use, Rural--Zimbabwe. Water-supply--Zimbabwe. Mines and mineral resources--Zimbabwe. Social conflict--Zimbabwe. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society