Does participatory mapping increase conflicts? A randomized evaluation in the Bolivian Amazon

Applied Geography

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 650-658

  Reyes García, Victoria ^a,b   Orta Martínez, Martí ^b   Gueze, Maximilien ^b   Luz, Ana C ^b   Paneque Gálvez, Jaime ^b   Macía, Manuel J ^c   Pino, Joan ^d  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Tsimane' Amazonian Panel Study TAPS   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivian Amazon; Counter mapping; Experimental research; Participatory GIS; Tsimane indigenous peoples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860996963     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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