Determinants of successful environmental regimes in the context of the coastal wetlands of Goa

Land Use Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Sonak, Sangeeta ^a   Sonak, Mahesh ^a   Kazi, Saltanat ^b  

^a Centre for Natural Resource Management (CNRM)   (India)

^b The Energy and Resources Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Communidade; Gaunkar; Khazan; Tenant association

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; COASTAL WETLAND; LAND RECLAMATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

GOA; INDIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 80051556643     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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