Climate change and indigenous natural resource management: A review of socio-ecological interactions in the Alinytjara Wilurara NRM region

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1024-1045

  Wiseman, Nathanael D ^a   Bardsley, Douglas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands; climate change; indigenous; natural resource management; South Australia; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84885179496     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.752799     Document Type: Article

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