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Well-being and conservation

Diversity and change in visions of a good life among the Maasai of northern Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID4844573
AuthorsEmily Woodhouse (0009-0000-8248-2143), J T Mccabe (0000-0002-0394-6681, University of Colorado Boulder)
Year2018
Volume23
Issue1
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-09986-230143
OpenAlexW2790353107
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited46

Woodhouse, E., and J. T. McCabe. 2018. Well-being and conservation: diversity and change in visions of a good life among the Maasai of northern Tanzania. Ecology and Society 23(1):43. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09986-230143

Biology · Climate change · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Maasai · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Vision · Anthropology · Cambodian History and Society · Environmental Science · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology

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Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
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