Promoting a coupled human and natural systems approach to addressing conservation in complex mountainous landscapes of Central Asia

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-82

  Lassoie, James P ^a   Sherman, Ruth E ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystems; Central Asia; Coupled systems

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 77952884470     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-010-0007-7     Document Type: Article

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