Linking multi-level governance to local common-pool resource theory using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis: Insights from twenty years of biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 573-587

  Basurto, Xavier ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Common pool resources; Costa Rica; Multi level governance; Qualitative comparative analysis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROTECTED AREA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 84877072573     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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