A situational analysis of Cameroon’s Technical Operation Units (TOUs) in the context of the landscape approach: critical issues and perspectives

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 951-964

  Chia, Eugene L ^a   Sufo, Richard Kankeu ^a  

^a Central Africa Regional Office   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Landscape approach; Landscape functions; Multiple actors; Multiple sectors; Technical Operation Units

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD SECURITY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLICY STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84934782787     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9688-0     Document Type: Review

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