Collaborative science, policy development and program implementation in the transboundary Georgia Basin/Puget sound ecosystem

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 49-69

  Fraser, David A ^a   Gaydos, Joseph K ^b   Karlsen, Erik ^c   Rylko, Michael S ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Tribal and Public Affairs ^*

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Georgia Basin; Governance; Population growth; Puget sound; Regional partnerships; Science in support of decision making; Sustainability; Transboundary institutions; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; OCEAN HABITATS; WATER RESOURCES;

GEORGIA BASIN PUGET SOUND ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSBOUNDARY INSTITUTIONS; URBAN SPRAWL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33645472114     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9096-2     Document Type: Article

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