Application of fuzzy cognitive mapping in livelihood vulnerability analysis

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Murungweni, Chrispen ^a,b   van Wijk, Mark T ^a   Andersson, Jens A ^a,c   Smaling, Eric M A ^d   Giller, Ken E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Grasslands Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drought; Fuzzy cognitive mapping; Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area; Livelihood; Southeastern zimbabwe; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MAPPING METHOD; RURAL SOCIETY; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

GREAT LIMPOPO TRANSFRONTIER PARK;

BOS;

EID: 84930474999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04393-160408     Document Type: Article

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