Community-based environmental management in Atlantic Canada: The impacts and spheres of influence of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 367-383

  McNeil, T Colleen ^a   Rousseau, F R ^a   Hildebrand, L P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Community based approach; Comprehensive environmental management plan (CEMP); Environmental management; Partnerships; Stakeholder; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACTION PROGRAM; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH; COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN; PARTNERSHIPS; STAKEHOLDER;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY CARE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEASHORE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645474071     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9088-2     Document Type: Article

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