Depicting community perspectives: Repeat photography and participatory research as tools for assessing environmental services in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Eco.mont

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 21-31

  Garrard, Rodney ^a   Kohler, Thomas ^a   Wiesmann, Urs ^a   Price, Martin F ^b   Byers, Alton C ^c   Sherpa, Ang Rita ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Research and Education   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Human well being; Livelihoods; Perceptions; Photo interviewing; Protected mountain areas; Qualitative methodology; UNESCO World Heritage Site

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880254457     PISSN: 2073106X     EISSN: 20731558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont-4-2s21     Document Type: Review

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