Peace parks in Southern Africa: Bringers of an African Renaissance?

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-182

  van Amerom, Marloes ^a   Büscher, Bram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22244439548     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X05000790     Document Type: Article

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