Environmental transformations in developing countries: Hybrid research and democratic policy

Geographical Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-132

  Batterbury, Simon ^a   Forsyth, Timothy ^a   Thomson, Koy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Deforestation; Desertification; Environment and development; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Industrialization

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGY; TRANSFORMATION;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0031545699     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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