From the other side of the knowledge frontier: Indigenous knowledge, social-ecological relationships and new perspectives

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Muir, Cameron ^a   Rose, Deborah ^b   Sullivan, Phillip ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

environmental management; rivers; traditional environmental knowledge; water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956659520     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ10014     Document Type: Article

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