Indigenous Knowledges

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 371-376

  Mistry, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Conservation; Context; Development; Holistic; Indigenous knowledge; Natural resource management; Resilience; Social memory; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856212094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00101-2     Document Type: Chapter

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