The evolution of sustainable development strategies in Canada: An assessment of three federal natural resource management agencies

Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-32

  Plummer, Ryan ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian sustainable development strategies; Institutional arrangement assessment matrix; Policy analysis; Sustainability elements

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; POLICY ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33344476378     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.269     Document Type: Article

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