The science of politics/the politics of science: Examining the snowmobile controversy in Yellowstone National Park

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 761-767

  Dustin, Daniel L ^a   Schneider, Ingrid E ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controversy; Litigation; Politics; Public land management agencies; Science; Snowmobiles; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTALISTS; POLITICS; SNOWMOBILERS; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNP);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

SNOW;

LAND USE PLANNING; NATIONAL PARK; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAUNA; FLORA; GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL PARK; POLICY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT; SCIENCE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MONTANA; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; RECREATION; WYOMING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ARENA;

EID: 14944366731     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0082-1     Document Type: Article

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