Integrating scientific with indigenous knowledge: Constructing knowledge alliances for land management in India

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-379

  Puri, Satish K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; India; Indigenous knowledge; Information systems; Less developed countries; Participation; Rural development; Scientific knowledge

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDIA; LAND USE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

BOUNDARY OBJECTS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDC); RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 34249314793     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148795     Document Type: Article

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