Approaching reality: Comparing stakeholder analysis and cultural theory in the context of natural resource management

Land Use Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-562

  Billgren, Charlotte ^a   Holmén, Hans ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; Grid group; Kenya; Naivasha; Natural resource management; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 42149145443     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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