Agency perspectives on transition to participatory forest management: A case study from Tamil Nadu, India

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 859-870

  Matta, Jagannadha ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki ^a   Kerr, John ^b   Mercer, Evan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee perspectives; Joint forest management; Organizational change; Public participation

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 32144453065     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920500248749     Document Type: Article

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