Joshua E. Cinner|Örjan Bodin
Livelihood Diversification in Tropical Coastal Communities: A Network-Based Approach to Analyzing ‘Livelihood Landscapes’
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies|James Cook University|Australian Research Council|Stockholm University|Stockholm Resilience Centre
diverse livelihood portfolios frequently viewed critical component household economies developing countries within context natural resources governance particular capacity individual households engage multiple occupations shown influence important issues whether fishers would exit declining fishery people react policy types resource management systems may applicable decisions natural resource usethis paper uses network analysis provide novel methodological framework detailed systemic analysis household livelihood portfolios paying particular attention role natural resourcebased occupations fisheries use network analyses map occupations interrelationships refer livelihood landscapes network approach allows visualization complex information dependence natural resources aggregated different scales examine role natural resourcebased occupations changes along spectra socioeconomic development population density 27 communities 5 western indian ocean countries network statistics including outdegree centrality density network level network centralization compared along multivariate index communitylevel socioeconomic development gradient human population density combination network analyses suggests increase householdlevel specialization development occupational sectors including fishing farming communitylevel economies remained diversifiedthe novel modeling approach introduced provides various types livelihood portfolio analyses different scales social aggregation livelihood landscapes approach provides insights communities dependencies usages natural resources shows patterns occupational interrelationships relate socioeconomic development population density key question future analysis reduction household occupational diversity maintenance community diversity see increasing socioeconomic development influences key aspects societies vulnerability environmental change disasters