Land tenure and biodiversity: An exploration in the political ecology of Murang'a District, Kenya

Political Ecology Across Spaces, Scales, and Social Groups

Volumn 9780813542546, Issue , 2004, Pages 94-112

  Mackenzie, A Fiona D ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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