Community development through collaborative management of protected areas: Evidence from Bangladesh with a case of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-74

  Chowdhury, Mohammad Shaheed Hossain ^a   Koike, Masao ^a   Rana, Parvez ^b   Muhammed, Nur ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; collaborative management; community development; participatory management; protected area; social capital

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEFORESTATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BANGLADESH; REMA-KALENGA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; SYLHET;

EID: 84873411121     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.755480     Document Type: Article

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