Local residents perception of benefits and losses from protected areas in India and Nepal

Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 372-386

  Karanth, Krithi K ^a,b,c,d   Nepal, Sanjay K ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Centre for Wildlife Studies   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; India; Local attitudes; Nepal; Park people relationship; Perceptions; Protected areas; Tourism

Indexed keywords

INDIA; LOCAL ATTITUDES; NEPAL; PARK-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIP; PERCEPTIONS; PROTECTED AREAS; TOURISM;

CONSERVATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INDIA; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; NEPAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; TOURISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ATTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 84856972650     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9778-1     Document Type: Article

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