Using a systems viability approach to evaluate integrated conservation and development projects: Assessing the impact of the North Rupununi Adaptive Management Process, Guyana

Geographical Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-252

  Mistry, Jayalaxshmi ^a   Berardi, Andrea ^b   Simpson, Matthew ^c   Davis, Odacy ^d   Haynes, Lakeram ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Georgetown ^*  (Guyana)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Guyana; ICDP; Monitoring and evaluation; Social ecological system; System viability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONITORING SYSTEM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GUYANA; RUPUNUNI; UPPER TAKUTU-UPPER ESSEQUIBO;

EID: 77955533263     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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