Deconstructing Community for Conservation: Why Simple Assumptions are Not Sufficient

Human Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 575-585

  Waylen, Kerry Ann ^a,c   Fischer, Anke ^a   McGowan, Philip J K ^b   Milner Gulland, E J ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Caste; Communities of interest; Conservation and development; Nepal; Political ecology; Socio ecological systems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CASTE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE USE; RURAL SOCIETY;

NEPAL;

EID: 84881544795     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-013-9594-8     Document Type: Article

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