Ecosystem and Livelihood Support: The Story of East Kolkata Wetlands

Environment and Urbanization Asia

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-337

  Dey, Debanjana ^a   Banerjee, Sarmila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

fisheries; land use; livelihood; traditional knowledge; Wetland ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996223524     PISSN: 09754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0975425313511158     Document Type: Article

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