Militarism and the environment in Guatemala

GeoJournal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-198

  Taylor, Matthew John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil war; Guatemala; Ixc n; Refugees

Indexed keywords

MEXICO; MILITARY OPERATIONS; NATURAL RESOURCES; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

CIVIL WARS; GUATEMALA; REFUGEES;

MILITARY APPLICATIONS;

CIVIL WAR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; REFUGE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; IXCAN; QUICHE;

EID: 35748967552     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9108-6     Document Type: Article

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