Caring as country: Towards an ontology of co-becoming in natural resource management

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-197

  Suchet Pearson, Sandie ^a   Wright, Sarah ^b   Lloyd, Kate ^a   Burarrwanga, Laklak ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c C/o Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring for Country; Indigenous Australians; More than human agency; Natural resource management (NRM); Relational ontology

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANNING THEORY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 84881518396     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apv.12018     Document Type: Article

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