Multi-level participatory design of land use policies in African drylands: A method to embed adaptability skills of drylands societies in a policy framework

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-219

  D'Aquino, Patrick ^a   Bah, Alassane ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Dryland; Local knowledge; Modelling; Participation; Policy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LAND USE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DRY LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE POLICY; LOCAL KNOWLEDGE; MODELING; MULTILEVELS; PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; SELF-DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLICY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOLLOW UP; LAND USE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LEARNING; UNCERTAINTY;

SENEGAL;

DRYLAND; LOCAL KNOWLEDGE; MODELLING; PARTICIPATION; POLICY; UNCERTAINTY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SENEGAL;

EID: 84889652141     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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