Attitudes Toward Wilderness Study Areas: A Survey of Six Southeastern Utah Counties

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-283

  Durrant, Jeffrey O ^a   Shumway, J Matthew ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Southeastern Utah; Survey; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SANDSTONE;

EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; RURAL COMMUNITIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE CONFLICT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDERNESS AREA;

ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECREATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 2442709429     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-3019-1     Document Type: Review

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