Growth, collapse, and reorganization of the Annapurna conservation area, Nepal: An analysis of institutional resilience

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Baral, Nabin ^a   Stern, Marc J ^a   Heinen, Joel T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive cycle; Annapurna; Community based conservation; Protected areas management; Resilience; Social ecological system; Sustainability science

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

EID: 77958498563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03534-150310     Document Type: Article

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