Adaptive capacity and institutional evolution in contemporary pastoral societies

Applied Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-141

  Upton, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Donor interventions; Institutions; Mongolia; Pastoralism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PASTORALISM; RURAL AREA;

MONGOLIA;

EID: 82255192197     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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