Working wetland potential: An index to guide the sustainable development of African wetlands

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-110

  Mccartney, Matthew P ^a   Houghton Carr, Helen A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Agriculture; Development; Trade off; Wetland; Wise use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD SECURITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67649868155     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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