The Australian Landcare movement: Towards 'post-productivist' rural governance?

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-484

  Wilson, Geoff A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Landcare; Post productivism; Rural governance; Rural policy making; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; RURAL POLITICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4544289388     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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