Gender and urban perceptions of nature and protected areas in Bañados del Este Biosphere Reserve

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 654-662

  Martino, Diego ^a  

^a Centro Latino Americano de Ecologia Social (CLAES)   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserve; Conservation; Gender; Participation; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE RESERVE; GENDER; PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTIONS;

CONSERVATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; PARK MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; URUGUAY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ATTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; NATURE; PERCEPTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; URUGUAY; WOMEN;

BANADOS DEL ESTE BIOSPHERE RESERVE; ROCHA [URUGUAY]; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 42449129147     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9069-7     Document Type: Article

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