Watershed associations in West Virginia: Their impact on environmental protection

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-383

  Cline, Sarah A ^a   Collins, Alan R ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassroots organizations; Non profit volunteer groups; Regression analysis; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; PROFITABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; FUNDINGS; GRASSROOT ORGANIZATION; LOCAL COMMUNITY; NON-PROFIT; NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER GROUP; PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT; REGRESSION MODELLING; WATERSHED PROTECTION; WEST VIRGINIA;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SURFACE WATER;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0038324396     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00222-0     Document Type: Article

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