Defining the forest, defending the forest: Political ecology, territoriality, and resistance to a protected area in the Dominican Republic

Geoforum

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Holmes, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dominican Republic; Political ecology; Protected area; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOREST; POLITICS; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL IMPACT; TERRITORIALITY;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 84894314589     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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