Beyond ground truth: GIS and the environmental knowledge of Herders, professional foresters, and other traditional communities

Human Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-253

  Robbins, Paul ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Land cover; Local knowledge; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

GIS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

INDIA;

EID: 0041629224     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023932829887     Document Type: Article

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