Social determinants of soil and water conservation in rural Kenya

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 745-767

  Nyangena, Wilfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Kenya; Random effects probit; Social and economic factors; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 54949111667     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-007-9083-6     Document Type: Article

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