The tragedy of the park: An agent-based model of endogenous and exogenous institutions for forest management

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vallino, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Commons; Institutions; Participatory conservation; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING THEORY; PROTECTED AREA; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EID: 84897557791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06242-190135     Document Type: Article

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