A microsite analysis of resource use around Kaziranga national park, India: Implications for conservation and development planning

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-226

  Shrivastava, Rahul J ^a   Heinen, Joel ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assam, India; Kaziranga National Park and World Heritage Site; Microsite analysis; Park people relations

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC GROUP; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ASIA; ASSAM; EURASIA; INDIA; KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547128596     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496507301064     Document Type: Article

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