Spatiality and 'borderlessness' in transfrontier conservation areas

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-159

  Noe, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Borders; Selous Niassa; Tanzania; Transfrontier conservation

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

MOZAMBIQUE; NIASSA; TANZANIA;

EID: 79959768750     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2010.525079     Document Type: Article

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