Coercion, voluntary compliance and protest: The role of trust and legitimacy in combating local opposition to protected areas

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-210

  Stern, Marc J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Compliance; Enforcement; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Legitimacy; Podocarpus National Park; Protected areas management; Trust; Virgin Islands National Park

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ECUADOR; GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; NORTH AMERICA; PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

PODOCARPUS;

EID: 55449101692     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689290800502X     Document Type: Article

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