Sound policy or smoke and mirrors: Does ecosystem management make sense?

Water Resources Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Fitzsimmons, Allan K ^a,b  

^a Balanced Resource Solutions   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystem management; environmental policy; land use management; national forests; natural resource policy

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 0030130423     PISSN: 00431370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03446.x     Document Type: Article

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