Conservation as disturbance: Upheaval and livelihood diversification near Tarangire National Park, northern Tanzania

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1131-1141

  Baird, Timothy D ^a   Leslie, Paul W ^b,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Conservation; Disturbance; Livelihood diversification; Parks

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INCOME; NATIONAL PARK; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 84886723406     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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