Ecosystem and social construction: An interdisciplinary case study of the shurkul lake landscape in Khorezm, Uzbekistan

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Oberkircher, Lisa ^a   Shanafield, Margaret ^b   Ismailova, Bashorat ^c   Saito, Laurel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ZEF/UNESCO Khorezm Project   (Uzbekistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central asia; Connectedness to nature; Lake ecosystem; Landscape; Local ecological knowledge; Perception; Shurkul lake; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; IRRIGATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

KHORAZM; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 84930485043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04511-160420     Document Type: Article

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