A spatial-temporal analysis of the impact of access restrictions on forest landscapes and household welfare in Tanzania

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-85

  Robinson, Elizabeth J Z ^a,c   Lokina, Razack B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Non timber forest products; Participatory forest management; Spatial temporal modelling; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACCESS RESTRICTION; BEFORE AND AFTER; FOREST CONSERVATION; FOREST DEGRADATION; FOREST LANDSCAPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; KEYPOINTS; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; POLICY MAKERS; SPATIAL TEMPORAL MODEL; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; SPATIAL-TEMPORAL MODELLING; TANZANIA;

CONSERVATION; TIMBER;

REFORESTATION;

EID: 78649853201     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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