Conservation Geographies in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Politics of National Parks, Community Conservation and Peace Parks

Geography Compass

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-27

  King, Brian ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECOTOURISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATIONAL PARK; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77957148136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00288.x     Document Type: Review

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