Environmental Impacts and Scarcity Perception Influence Local Institutions in Indigenous Amazonian Kichwa Communities

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-115

  Oldekop, Johan A ^a   Bebbington, Anthony J ^a,b   Truelove, Nathan K ^a   Holmes, George ^c   Villamarín, Santiago ^d   Preziosi, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSEO ECUATORIANO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Common pool resources; Ecuador; Institutions; Kichwa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ECUADOR;

EID: 84857919453     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9455-2     Document Type: Article

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