Institutional responses to development pressures: Resilience of social-ecological systems in Himachal Pradesh, India

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-115

  Bingeman, Kristin ^a   Berkes, Fikret ^a   Gardner, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest; India; Institutions; Management; Resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN GROWTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2542634261     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500409469815     Document Type: Article

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