A survey of seasonal and permanent landowners in Wisconsin's northwoods: Following Dillman and then some

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 431-442

  Clendenning, Greg ^a   Field, Donald R ^a   Jensen, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural resources management; Response rate; Self administered questionnaire; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SURVEY DESIGN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 1942498906     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920490430223     Document Type: Article

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