Participatory GIS in a sustainable use reserve in Brazilian Amazonia: Implications for management and conservation

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 564-572

  Bernard, Enrico ^a,b   Barbosa, Luis ^a   Carvalho, Raquel ^a,c  

^a Conservacandcedilao Internacional Rua Antonio Barreto ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Campus Vale do Rio Madeira/UFAM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonas; Conservation units; Mau s State forest; Participatory management; PGIS; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; GIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650124738     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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