Soil erosion and indigenous land management: Some socio-economic considerations

Soil Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-310

  Mushala, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Land tenure; Socio economic surveys; Soil erosion; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EROSION CONTROL; GRAZING; GRAZING LAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL EROSION;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 0031256120     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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