Devolution of environment and resources governance: Trends and future

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-500

  Berkes, Fikret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptive management; co management; community empowerment; decentralization; devolution; fisheries; forests; governance; institutions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CO-MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVOLUTION; FORESTS; GOVERNANCE; INSTITUTIONS;

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FISHERIES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVOLUTION; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

EID: 79951768506     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689291000072X     Document Type: Article

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