Participatory environmental assessment in drylands: Introducing a new approach

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Whitfield, S ^a   Reed, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental assessment; Local knowledge; Participatory modelling; Scenarios; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CULTURE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 81055140263     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.09.015     Document Type: Review

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