Population-based theories as an approach to natural resources management in developing countries: A narrative review of Machakos District in Kenya

Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu; Wouter T. de Groot; Ansley Kasambara; Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga; Patrick S. Kambewa; Joseph Nagoli

doi:10.5897/JENE2016.0578

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Ecology and The Natural Environment

Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9847
DOI: 10.5897/JENE
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Population-based theories as an approach to natural resources management in developing countries: A narrative review of Machakos District in Kenya

Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu

Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Wouter T. de Groot

Wouter T. de Groot
Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. box 9518,2300 RA Leiden, Netherland.
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Ansley Kasambara

Ansley Kasambara
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga

Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Patrick S. Kambewa

Patrick S. Kambewa
University of Malawi, P.O. Box 280 Chancellor College, Zomba, Malawi.
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Joseph Nagoli

Joseph Nagoli
World Fish Centre, P.O Box 299, Zomba, Malawi.
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Article Number - AAED19F60776
Vol.8(10), pp. 155-162 , October 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/JENE2016.0578

Received: 10 May 2016
Accepted: 25 August 2016
Published: 31 October 2016

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