An anthropological take on sustainable development: A comparative study of change

Human Organization

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-510

  Kottak, Conrad Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cross cultural comparison; Development; Environmentalism; Longitudinal fieldwork; Madagascar; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTALISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AREMBEPE; BAHIA; BRAZIL; FIANARANTSOA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; IVATO; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14744272739     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.63.4.g35k2c3t0tpyqgh3     Document Type: Article

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