KEARIFAN TEMPATAN, PENGLIBATAN KOMUNITI DAN PEMBANGUNAN LESTARI: ULASAN LITERATUR BERSTRUKTUR
LOCAL WISDOM, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v7i5.1765Keywords:
pengetahuan tradisional, agensi komuniti, modal komuniti, tadbir urus setempat, sintesis tematikAbstract
Kearifan tempatan mempunyai pertalian dengan identiti, sara hidup dan pengurusan persekitaran, namun dokumentasi amalan serta penyertaan tidak semestinya membuktikan kuasa membuat keputusan atau hasil pembangunan. Artikel ini mensintesiskan 31 kajian jurnal empirikal terbitan 2018–2025 yang dipilih secara bertujuan melalui penelusuran literatur pada 2023–2026. Kajian meliputi konteks antarabangsa, Malaysia di luar Sabah dan Sabah. Bukti dikelompokkan kepada 14 kajian yang mendokumentasikan amalan dan proses, 11 kajian berkaitan persepsi, penyertaan atau perkaitan serta enam kajian dengan indikator yang diukur atau dikira. Sintesis mengenal pasti empat tema: pengetahuan dan pengalaman tempat; penyertaan dan agensi komuniti; penggemblengan modal dan manfaat; serta institusi, nilai dan keadaan ekologi. Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa pengetahuan setempat berhubung dengan sumber budaya dan penyesuaian, sementara pengaruh terhadap keputusan, akses kepada aset dan manfaat pembangunan dibentuk oleh aturan institusi serta konteks geografi. Bukti penglibatan, persepsi kesejahteraan, nisbah pendapatan dan ukuran ruang mempunyai unit inferens yang berlainan. Berasaskan perbezaan tersebut, kerangka pengetahuan–agensi–modal–hasil dikemukakan untuk menjelaskan hubungan bersyarat antara pengalaman tempat, kuasa komuniti, sumber dan perubahan pembangunan. Kerangka ini menyediakan asas analitis bagi penilaian pembangunan komuniti yang peka terhadap konteks dan jenis bukti.
Local wisdom is associated with identity, livelihoods and environmental stewardship, but documented practices and participation do not necessarily demonstrate decision-making authority or development outcomes. This structured integrative review synthesises 31 empirical journal studies published between 2018 and 2025, purposively selected through literature searches undertaken during 2023–2026. The studies cover international settings, Malaysia outside Sabah, and Sabah. Evidence was grouped into 14 studies documenting practices and processes, 11 reporting perceptions, participation or associations, and six using measured or calculated indicators. Four themes were identified: place-based knowledge; participation and community agency; mobilisation of community capitals and benefits; and institutional, cultural and ecological conditions. Local knowledge supports cultural resources and adaptive practices, whereas decision-making influence, access to assets and development benefits vary with institutional arrangements and geographical contexts. Reported involvement, perceived well-being, income dependence ratios and spatial measurements represent different units of inference. A knowledge–agency–capital–outcome framework is proposed to distinguish cultural knowledge, decision-making influence, resource mobilisation and development outcomes through context-dependent relationships. The framework supports evidence-sensitive assessment of sustainable community development without treating observed associations as causal effects.
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