Making soil and water conservation sustainable: From coercion and control to partnerships and participation

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-58

  Pretty, J N ^a,d   Shah, P ^b,c  

^a International Institute E   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre Supporting Local Initiatives   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion; Indigenous technology; Land husbandry; Modernization; Participation; Policies; Social disruption; Soil and water conservation; Sustainable agriculture; Terraces

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION;

LAND HUSBANDRY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 0031095467     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199703)8:1<39::AID-LDR242>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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