Participatory Evaluation of Monitoring and Modeling of Sustainable Land Management Technologies in Areas Prone to Land Degradation

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1022-1042

  Stringer, L C ^a   Fleskens, L ^a   Reed, M S ^b   de Vente, J ^c,d   Zengin, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^e SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Desertification; Soil and water conservation; Stakeholder participation; Sustainable land management; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; SOIL CONSERVATION;

DESERTIFICATION; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENTS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRENDS;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DESERT CLIMATE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84919877921     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0126-5     Document Type: Article

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