The illusion of equity: An examination of community based natural resource management and inequality in Africa

Geography Compass

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1324-1338

  Gibbes, Cerian ^a   Keys, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 77956630902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2010.00379.x     Document Type: Review

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