Exploiting provisions of land economic productivity without degrading its natural capital

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 112, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 33-43

  Nkonya, Ephraim ^a   Anderson, Weston ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Land degradation; Market access; Pastoralists; Sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RIGHTS; NATURAL CAPITAL; PASTORALISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84909948144     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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