Access to land and water in the Zamfara Reserve. A case study for the management of common property resources in pastoral areas of West Africa

Human Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-105

  Hoffmann, Irene ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common property resource management; History; Land use conflicts; Northwest Nigeria; Pastoralism

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; LAND RIGHTS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; ZAMFARA; ZAMFARA FOREST RESERVE;

EID: 1842714303     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HUEC.0000015212.80585.f9     Document Type: Article

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