Pastoral commons sense: Lessons from recent developments in policy, law and practice for the management of grazing lands

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 14, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 243-262

  Toulmin, C ^a   Hesse, C ^a   Cotula, L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Ecological instability; Herd mobility; Preconditions; Social complexity

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOBILITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4644292838     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2004.9752496     Document Type: Article

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