Beyond buffer zone protection: A comparative study of park and buffer zone products' importance to villagers living inside Royal Chitwan National Park and to villagers living in its buffer zone

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-267

  Stræde, Steffen ^a   Treue, Thorsten ^b  

^a Knuthenborg and Knuthenborg Safari Park   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Buffer zone; Collection quantities and behaviour; Community forestry; Economic valuation; Household survey; Multiple use protected area

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS; TIMBER;

BUFFER ZONES; COLLECTION QUANTITY AND BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; ECONOMIC VALUATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; LOCAL PEOPLE; MULTIPLE USE; MULTIPLE-USE PROTECTED AREA; NATIONAL PARKS; PROTECTED AREAS;

PARKS;

BUFFER ZONE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; LUMBINI; NEPAL; ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 31044449483     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.03.017     Document Type: Article

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