Coastal dune conservation on an Irish commonage: Community-based management or tragedy of the commons?

Geographical Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-169

  Mc Kenna, John ^a   O'Hagan, Anne Marie ^b   Power, James ^c   Macleod, Michael ^d   Cooper, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community management; Conservation; Degradation; Dune commonage; Ireland

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION;

EID: 34347369305     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2007.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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