Can economic incentives resolve conservation conflict: The case of wild deer management and habitat conservation in the Scottish Highlands

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-493

  MacMillan, Douglas Craig ^a   Phillip, Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation conflict; Economic incentives; Red deer

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DEER; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INCENTIVE; PROFITABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 77955268874     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-010-9332-4     Document Type: Article

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