A research process for integrating Indigenous and scientific knowledge in cultural landscapes: Principles and determinants of success in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia

Geographical Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-365

  Cullen Unsworth, Leanne Claire ^a   Hill, Rosemary ^b   Butler, James R A ^c   Wallace, Marilyn ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Bana Yarralji Bubu Incorporated   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooperative research; Indigenous knowledge; Knowledge integration; Rainforest Aboriginal people; Research methods; Research partnerships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RAINFOREST; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84862066637     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2011.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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