A structured multi-stakeholder learning process for Sustainable Land Management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-63

  Schwilch, Gudrun ^a   Bachmann, Felicitas ^a   Valente, Sandra ^b   Coelho, Celeste ^b   Moreira, Jorge ^c   Laouina, Abdellah ^d   Chaker, Miloud ^d   Aderghal, Mohamed ^d   Santos, Patricia ^e   Reed, Mark S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra   (Portugal)

^d MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY IN RABAT   (Morocco)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support; Learning; Participation; Stakeholder; Sustainable Land Management

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESERTIFICATION; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAND USE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

MOROCCO; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84860667403     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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