Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-61

  Kamara, Abdul ^a,b   Kirk, Michael ^c   Swallow, Brent ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Borana rangelands; Community management; Privatizations; Rangeland resources; Southern Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RANGELAND;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 16344362508     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v25n02_05     Document Type: Article

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