Refugees and environmental change in West Africa: the role of institutions

Journal of International Development

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 699-713

  Black, Richard ^a   Sessay, Mohamed F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND DEGRADATION; REFUGEE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0031725849     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(1998090)10:6<699::AID-JID511>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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