Assessing livelihood for improvement: Samanalawewa reservoir environs, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 366-376

  Udayakumara, E P N ^a   Shrestha, R P ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

determinants; farm households; livelihood assessment; optimisation

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL POLICY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSING POLICY; HUMAN CAPITAL; OPTIMIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 79960540942     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.562740     Document Type: Article

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