Community resilience and land degradation in forest and shrubland socio-ecological systems: Evidence from Gorgoglione, Basilicata, Italy

Land Use Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-20

  Kelly, Claire ^a   Ferrara, Agostino ^b   Wilson, Geoff A ^a   Ripullone, Francesco ^b   Nolè, Angelo ^b   Harmer, Nichola ^a   Salvati, Luca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community resilience; Forests and shrubland; Land degradation and desertification; Mediterranean environment; Socio ecological system

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND DEGRADATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SHRUBLAND;

BASILICATA; ITALY;

EID: 84923555652     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.01.026     Document Type: Article

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