Landcare in Australia and Germany: Comparing structures and policies for community engagement in natural resource management

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-193

  Prager, Katrin ^b   Vanclay, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Farming; Landscape maintenance; Multifunctionality; Multistakeholder partnerships; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALIA; GERMANY;

EID: 78649692299     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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