Where are the edges of a protected area? Political dispossession in Machu Picchu, Peru

This report draws on fieldwork done in Machu Picchu, Peru in order to critique the Wittemyer et al. (2008) study on population growth around protected areas. I disagree with the study′s emphasis on reducing people′s motives to economic drives alone. The study separates the political from the economi...

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Main Author: Pellegrino A Luciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
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Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2011;volume=9;issue=1;spage=35;epage=41;aulast=Luciano