Is strong sustainability operational? An example from Nepal

Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 297-310

  Devkota, Surendra R ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest users' groups; Natural capital; Nepal; Strong and weak sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 29144442358     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.255     Document Type: Article

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