Mapping human and social dimensions of conservation opportunity for the scheduling of conservation action on private land

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1348-1358

  Knight, Andrew T ^a,c   Cowling, Richard M ^a   Difford, Mark ^a   Campbell, Bruce M ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area selection; Conservation opportunity; Conservation planning; Social research; Systematic conservation assessment

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNER; MAPPING METHOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIORITIZATION; PRIVATE LAND; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957155480     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01494.x     Document Type: Article

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