Sensitivity in transdisciplinary projects: A case of reindeer management in Finland

Land Use Policy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-192

  Sarkki, Simo ^a   Heikkinen, Hannu I ^a   Karjalainen, Timo P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Co production of knowledge; Complex environmental problem; Reindeer herding; Sensitivity; Stakeholder participation; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; KNOWLEDGE; MARGINALIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RUMINANT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

FINLAND;

HARNESS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84876425711     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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