'Defying' democratization and environmental protection in Kenya: The case of Karura Forest reserve in Nairobi

Political Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 333-342

  Njeru, Jeremia ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Democratization; Kenya; Nairobi; Neoliberalism; Urban political ecology

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; ELECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NEOLIBERALISM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; URBAN POLITICS;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 77956647914     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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