Applying multi-criteria decision-making to protected areas and buffer zone management: A case study in the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-108

  Hjortsø, Carsten Nico ^a   Stræde, Steffen ^a   Helles, Finn ^a  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biogas; Community forestry; Conflict; Holistic management approach; Improved livestock; Natural resources; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARKS;

BIOGAS PLANTS; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH; IMPROVED LIVESTOCK; PROTECTED AREA-BUFFER ZONE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIOGAS; BREEDING; BUFFER ZONE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATIONAL PARK;

BIOGAS; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

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

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746270554     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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