Social Capital and the Collective Management of Resources

Science

Volumn 302, Issue 5652, 2003, Pages 1912-1914

  Pretty, Jules ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHEDS;

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

CAPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FISHERY; FOREST; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 0348017148     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1090847     Document Type: Review

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