Spatial and temporal modeling of community non-timber forest extraction

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-245

  Robinson, Elizabeth J Z ^a   Albers, Heidi J ^b   Williams, Jeffrey C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common property resources; Non timber forest products; Renewable resources; Spatial and temporal modeling

Indexed keywords

LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER;

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES; COMMUNITY FORESTS; DYNAMIC ASPECTS; LOCAL PEOPLES; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RESOURCE DEGRADATIONS; RESOURCE EXTRACTIONS; SPACE AND TIMES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL MODELING; TEMPORAL ASPECTS; TEMPORAL MODELS; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

FORESTRY;

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POLICY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE USE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EXTRACTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LOGGING; RENEWABLE RESOURCES;

EID: 56549100314     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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