Conservation as it is: Illicit resource use in a wildlife reserve in India

Human Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-575

  Robbins, Paul ^a   McSweeney, Kendra ^b   Chhangani, Anil K ^c   Rice, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The School of Desert Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Corruption; Institutions; Livelihoods; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; RESOURCE USE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349753186     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-009-9233-6     Document Type: Review

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