Conservation outside of parks: Attitudes of local people in Laikipia, Kenya

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-63

  Gadd, Michelle E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Benefits; Conservation; Elephants; Sustainable land use; Tourism; Wildlife conflict

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; EDUCATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

BOLSTERING; FOSTERED PRO-CONSERVATION ATTITUDES; LIVESTOCKS; PASTORALISTS;

CONSERVATION;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; COMMUNITY; COMPETITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HERBIVORY; HUMAN; KENYA; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; WILDLIFE;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; EDUCATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; LAIKIPIA [RIFT VALLEY]; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ARIDA; BOS TAURUS; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 22344448504     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905001918     Document Type: Article

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