Cross-sectoral and participatory approaches to combating desertification: The Iranian experience

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-154

  Amiraslani, Farshad ^a   Dragovich, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combating desertification; Community participation; Cross sectoral approaches; Iran; National planning

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS;

IRAN;

EID: 77954122569     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01299.x     Document Type: Article

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