Conservation, relocation and the social consequences of conservation policies in protected areas: Case study of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, India

Conservation and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-64

  Torri, Maria Costanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation authorities; Conservation policies; India; Local communities; Relocation; Sariska Tiger Reserve; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960593675     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.79190     Document Type: Article

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