Strengthening threatened communities through adaptation: Insights from coastal Mozambique

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Blythe, Jessica L ^a   Murray, Grant ^b   Flaherty, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Africa; Diversification; Intensification; Livelihoods; Small scale fisheries

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; INTENSIVE CULTURE; POVERTY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84903706890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06408-190206     Document Type: Article

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