A geographical perspective on poverty- Environment interactions

Geographical Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-23

  Gray, Leslie C ^a   Moseley, William G ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Environmental discourse; Political ecology; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POVERTY;

EID: 17744400065     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00146.x     Document Type: Review

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