Rural livelihoods and burning practices in Savanna landscapes of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Eastern Indonesia

Human Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-359

  Russell Smith, Jeremy ^a,b   Djoeroemana, Siliwoloe ^c   Maan, Josef ^d   Pandanga, Petrus ^c  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^b Bushfires Council of the Northern Territory   (Australia)

^c Wira Wacana School of Economics   (Indonesia)

^d Yayasan Mira Tani Mandiri ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Burning; Eastern Indonesia; Fires; Forest; Livelihoods; Policy; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BURNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SAVANNA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNDERPINNING;

ASIA; EAST NUSA TENGGARA; EURASIA; FLORES [LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS]; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMBA; SUNDA ISLES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34147185259     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-006-9065-6     Document Type: Article

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