Land subdivision and degradation in narok, kenya

Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development: Exploring Integrated Assessment Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 148-166

  Gicheru, Patrick ^a   Makokha, Stella Nabwile ^a   Chen, Le ^b   Gachimbi, Louis N ^c   Wamuongo, Jane W ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Kenya's National Environment Management Authority   (Kenya)

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EID: 84882027644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781002476.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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