Securing access to drylands resources for multiple users in Africa: A review of recent research

Land Use Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-248

  Mwangi, Esther ^a   Dohrn, Stephan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Customary rights; Drylands; Land tenure; Multiple users; Natural resources; Secure access

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY MAKING;

AFRICA;

EID: 38749103492     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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