Conservation justice in metropolitan Cape Town: A study at the Macassar Dunes Conservation Area

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1168-1174

  Ferketic, J Stephen ^a   Latimer, Andrew M ^a   Silander Jr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Conservation justice; South Africa; Stakeholder analysis; Urban conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PROTECTED AREA; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN PLANNING;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77951025447     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.02.024     Document Type: Article

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