Perceptions, attitudes and involvement of local residents in the establishment of a samothraki biosphere reserve, Greece

Eco.mont

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-63

  Petridis, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserve; Social perceptions; Stakeholder involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880278505     PISSN: 2073106X     EISSN: 20731558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont-4-1s59     Document Type: Article

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