Another way of saying enough: Environmental concern and popular mobilization in Kyrgyzstan

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-353

  Wooden, Amanda E ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Asia; environmental behavior; former Soviet Union; gold mining; Kyrgyzstan; protest; public opinion; water resources

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOLD MINE; MINING; PERCEPTION; POPULAR PROTEST; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WATER RESOURCE;

CENTRAL ASIA; KYRGYZSTAN;

EID: 84882431874     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2013.797165     Document Type: Article

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