The contemporary paradox of long-term planning for social-ecological change and its effects on the discourse-practice divide: Evidence from Southern Africa

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-318

  Büschera, Bram ^a,b   de Beer, Elna ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c Golder Associates Africa Midrand   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lesotho; Neoliberalism; Socio ecological change; South africa; Transfrontier conservation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

LESOTHO;

EID: 79952463018     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.506075     Document Type: Article

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