Multi-Scale Forest Governance, Deforestation, and Violence in Two Regions of Guerrero, Mexico

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 611-619

  Duran E ^a,b,c   Bray, D B ^b   Velazquez A ^d,e   Larrazabal A ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Calle Hornos 1 ^*  (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e UNAM Canada   (United States)

Author keywords

Common property; Community forest management; Forest related violence; Latin America; LUCC analysis; Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND TENURE; LAND USE CHANGE; VIOLENCE;

GUERRERO; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

BOS;

EID: 79951855155     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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