The impact of buffer zone size and management on illegal extraction, park protection, and enforcement

Ecological Economics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-103

  Robinson, Elizabeth J Z ^a,d,e   Albers, Heidi J ^b,e   Busby, Gwenlyn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Buffer zone management; Costly enforcement; Forest reserves; Protected area management; Spatial economics

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; NATURE RESERVE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARK MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84879294483     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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