Açikalin, O.2025-05-102025-05-1020090225-518910.1080/02255189.2009.96692272-s2.0-77957171568https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2009.9669227https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/6556An evaluation of reasons for the failure to realize design objectives in a development project with a dual purpose of conserving the environment and generating income. The consequences of a lack of appropriate interaction during the design and implementation stages of the project are documented. Drawing on development and participation literature, the author suggests that a critical-ethical perspective can alert development actors to the technical, political, and ethical dimensions of their ideas and actions. This perspective considers a micro case in a holistic view that is sensitive to the underlying assumptions, content, and practice of such concepts as democracy, participation, capacity building, local governance, and sustainability. © Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2009. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle