Understanding the wicked nature of "Unmanaged recreation" in Colorado's Front Range

Environmental Management

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 784-798

  Brooks, Jeffrey J ^a   Champ, Patricia A ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Natural resource conflict; Problem definition; United States Forest Service; Unmanaged recreation; Wicked problems

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT; PROBLEM DEFINITION; UNMANAGED RECREATION; WICKED PROBLEMS;

NATURAL RESOURCES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE USE; STAKEHOLDER;

CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIGRATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

COLORADO; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; RECREATION;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749533418     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0372-2     Document Type: Review

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