Reindeer herders in the Timan-Pechora oil province of Northwest Russia: an assessment of interacting environmental, social, and legal challenges

Polar Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 229-247

  Dallmann, Winfried K ^a   Peskov, Vladislav ^b   Murashko, Olga A ^c   Khmeleva, Ekaterina ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Association of Nenets People Yasavey   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Legal Center Rodnik   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GIS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TUNDRA;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TIMAN-PECHORA BASIN;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84855440954     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2011.632826     Document Type: Article

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