Rescaling of Access and Property Relations in a Frontier Landscape: Insights from Jambi,Indonesia     

Jonas Hein  Soeryo Adiwibowo  Christoph Dittrich  Rosyani  Endriatmo Soetarto  Heiko Faust 《The Professional geographer》2016,68(3):380-389

The recent expansion of protected areas and oil palm plantations in Jambi (Sumatra), Indonesia, has been notably disruptive. This article investigates the scalar dimensions of land conflicts within a privately managed conservation area. We built on qualitative research focusing on struggles related to the formation of two informal settlements within the conservation area. Results indicate that, especially in the context of rapid rescaling (e.g., decentralization), new power constellations emerge, thereby altering preexisting property relations. We argue that competing scales of meaning and regulation are structuring the ability of actors to access land and, consequently, reflect tensions between structure and agency.  相似文献