Of intractable conflicts and participatory GIS applications: The search for consensus amidst competing claims and institutional demands

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-57

  Kyem, Peter A Kwaku ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Ghana; Participatory GIS; Resource management; Values and interests

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18644373231     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2004.09401003.x     Document Type: Review

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