Evaluating forest-based economic development training needs in Virginia

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 19-23

  Smith, Robert ^a   Alderman, Delton ^a   Hammett, A L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; LOCAL FOREST RESOURCE INFORMATION; VALUE-ADDED MANUFACTURING;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0032667791     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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