An accidental outcome: Social capital and its implications for Landcare and the " status quo"

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-160

  Compton, Erlina ^a   Beeton, Bob R J S ^b  

^a The University of Queensland Brisbane ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Empowerment; Landcare; Natural resource management; Social capital; Status quo

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84858795928     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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