Njukiine forest: Transformation of a common-property resource
Title | Njukiine forest: Transformation of a common-property resource |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | Castro, AHP |
Journal | Forest & Conservation History |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 160-168 |
Date Published | 8/1989; 10/1991 |
Language | English |
Keywords | agroforestry; colonial; common property; conservation; conservation history; Kenya; Njukiine Forest; plantation forest; population |
Abstract | This paper examines the processes of socioeconomic, institutional, and ecological change at Njukiine Forest in Kirinyaga and Embu Districts, Kenya. It traces the area's transformation from a woodland managed on a common property basis by kinsmen and neighbors to a plantation forest operated by state-controlled organizations. The presentation highlights five aspects of this transformation:
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Notes | Africa's Forests: A Special Issue and a Conference Notice (Oct., 1991) |
URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3983495 |
DOI | 10.2307/3983495 |
Research Notes | Info leans toward a draft of an article published later: 39 pp. paper in CIKARD. DOI is for the published version. |
Number of pages | 39 pp. |
Short Title | Njukiine forest |