A methodological approach for assessing cross-site landscape change: Understanding socio-ecological systems

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 83-91

  Sunderland, Terry ^a,b   Abdoulaye, Rabdo ^a   Ahammad, Ronju ^c   Asaha, Stella ^d   Baudron, Frederic ^e   Deakin, Elizabeth ^k   Duriaux, Jean Yves ^e   Eddy, Ian ^f   Foli, Samson ^a,g   Gumbo, Davison ^a   Khatun, Kaysara ^l   Kondwani, Mumba ^a   Kshatriya, Mrigesh ^h   Leonald, Laurio ^a,i   Rowland, Dominic ^a,j   Stacey, Natasha ^c   Tomscha, Stephanie ^f   Yang, Kevin ^f   Gergel, Sarah ^f   Van Vianen, Josh ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Forests Resources and People   (Cameroon)

^e CIMMYT   (Ethiopia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h UNEP MIKE Programme   (Kenya)

ⁱ BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k Opus International Consultants   (New Zealand)

^l UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Agrarian change; Biodiversity; Diets; Forests; Livelihoods; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; NUTRITION;

AGRARIAN CHANGE; FORESTS; LIVELIHOODS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; POVERTY; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; LAND USE;

EID: 85019131695     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.013     Document Type: Article

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