Forest dependence and community well-being in rural Canada: Variation by forest sector and region

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Stedman, Richard C ^a   Parkins, John R ^b   Beckley, Thomas M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FOREST SECTORS; RELATIONSHIPS;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; RURAL ECONOMY;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19744369452     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-140     Document Type: Review

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