Socio-spatial dynamics in the use of wild natural resources: Evidence from six rapidly growing medium-sized cities in Africa

Applied Geography

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-115

  Schlesinger, J ^a   Drescher, A ^a   Shackleton, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Medium sized cities; Periurban; Urban growth; Urban rural continuum; Wild natural resources

Indexed keywords

GIS; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERIURBAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84949115373     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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