The community versus community-based natural resource management: The case of Ndumo game reserve, South Africa

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 482-497

  Meer, Talia ^a   Schnurr, Matthew A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community resistance; Community based natural resource management; Ndumo; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; PLANNING PROCESS; STATE ROLE; VIOLENCE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; NDUMO GAME RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84890762763     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2013.849580     Document Type: Article

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