Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond

Forest concessions are currently in a state of flux. Despite mitigated results in some regions, they are still hailed as the path to sustainable forest management on other continents. Using geographical, economic, and political viewpoints, this article offers a multidisciplinary perspective to accou...

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Autores principales: Singer, B., Karsenty, A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20161
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description Forest concessions are currently in a state of flux. Despite mitigated results in some regions, they are still hailed as the path to sustainable forest management on other continents. Using geographical, economic, and political viewpoints, this article offers a multidisciplinary perspective to account for this apparent contradiction. The authors conclude that although political actors continue to support or criticize them by using a range of historical, contextual, and ideological associations, large-scale forest concessions can be theoretically justified from an economic and geographical viewpoint
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spelling CGSpace201612024-08-27T10:35:19Z Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond Singer, B. Karsenty, A. concession (land) forest management sustainability food science forestry Forest concessions are currently in a state of flux. Despite mitigated results in some regions, they are still hailed as the path to sustainable forest management on other continents. Using geographical, economic, and political viewpoints, this article offers a multidisciplinary perspective to account for this apparent contradiction. The authors conclude that although political actors continue to support or criticize them by using a range of historical, contextual, and ideological associations, large-scale forest concessions can be theoretically justified from an economic and geographical viewpoint 2008-11-10 2012-06-04T09:13:06Z 2012-06-04T09:13:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20161 en Informa UK Limited Singer, B., Karsenty, A. 2008. Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond . Journal of Sustainable Forestry 3 (27) :224-245 doi: 10.1080/10549810802256205. ISSN: 1054-9811.
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forest management
sustainability
food science
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Singer, B.
Karsenty, A.
Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title_full Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title_fullStr Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title_full_unstemmed Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title_short Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
title_sort can concessions be justified a multidisciplinary perspective from africa and beyond
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forest management
sustainability
food science
forestry
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