Land conservation and tenure security in Kenya: Boserup's hypothesis revisited

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-35

  Kabubo Mariara, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Kenya; Land conservation; Population density; Tenure security

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TENURE SYSTEM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548755548     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.06.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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