Measuring farmers' agroecological resistance after Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua: A case study in participatory, sustainable land management impact monitoring

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 87-105

  Holt Giménez, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecological resistance; Campesino a Campesino Movement; Hurricane Mitch; Impact monitoring; Participatory research; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable land management; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; HURRICANE; LAND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 0036888880     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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