The nestedness of forest dependence: A conceptual framework and empirical exploration

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-120

  Beckley, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Forest dependence; New England; Timber dependence; Units of analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE; FOREST RESOURCES; RURAL ECONOMY;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0031778954     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929809381066     Document Type: Article

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