Forest transition pathways in Asia - studies from Nepal, India, Thailand, and Cambodia

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-65

  Southworth, Jane ^a   Nagendra, Harini ^b,c   Cassidy, Lin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Forest Transition Theory; land cover change; reforestation; regrowth; South Asia; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND COVER; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DENSITY; REFORESTATION; REGROWTH; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CAMBODIA; INDIA; NEPAL; THAILAND;

EID: 84858785888     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2010.520342     Document Type: Article

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