Local Residents' Knowledge about Protected Areas: A Case Study in Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, India

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-420

  Olomí Solà, Marc ^a   Zorondo Rodríguez, Francisco ^a   Triguero Mas, Margarita ^a   Jha, Naveen ^b   Reyes García, Victoria ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b BVB Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

awareness; India; local people; protected areas; wildlife sanctuary

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

DANDELI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 84858248980     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2011.591034     Document Type: Article

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