People-centred environmental management and municipal commonage in the Nama Karoo

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 707-724

  Atkinson, Doreen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; KAROO; NAMA KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35548980796     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350701650744     Document Type: Article

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