Use of the participatory approach to develop sustainability assessments for natural resource management

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 369-379

  Vaidya, Ashma ^a   Mayer, Audrey L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

indic; local community; natural resource management; participatory approach; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905403819     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.868376     Document Type: Article

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