Elephants in the garden: Financial and social costs of crop raiding

Ecological Economics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-82

  Mackenzie, Catrina A ^a   Ahabyona, Peter ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Compensation; Crop raiding; Loss mitigation; Protected area; Social cost; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ELEPHANT; FOOD SECURITY; GARDEN; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MITIGATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NATIONAL PARK; PERCEPTION; POPULATION GROWTH; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VILLAGE;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 84857114875     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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