Does Social Learning Lead to Better Natural Resource Management? A Case Study of the Modern Farming Community of Practice in Sweden

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 436-450

  Nykvist, Björn ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

agriculture; communities of practice; governance; natural resource management; social learning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84898056456     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.861562     Document Type: Article

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