Neoliberal conservation and the potential for lawfare: New legal entities and the political ecology of litigation at Dwesa-Cwebe, South Africa

Geoforum

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-181

  Fay, Derick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Eastern Cape; Land restitution; Lawfare; Litigation; Neoliberalism; South Africa; Tourism; Transkei

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURE RESERVE; NEOLIBERALISM; SOVEREIGNTY;

CWEBE NATURE RESERVE; DWESA NATURE RESERVE; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84872489767     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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