Spatial analysis of socioeconomic issues: Gender and GIS in Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-344

  Brown, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender roles; GIS; Labor; Nepal; Socioeconomic data

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; GIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1642480935     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2003)023[0338:SAOSIG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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