Cultural values of natural resources among the San people neighbouring Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Local Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-33

  Thondhlana, Gladman ^a   Shackleton, Sheona ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

conservation; cultural values; culture; indigenous community; natural resources

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MATERIAL CULTURE; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK;

EID: 84911985644     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.818950     Document Type: Article

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