Local environmental groups and the creation of social capital: Evidence from Vermont

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 905-919

  Klyza, Christopher McGrory ^a   Isham, Jonathan ^a   Savage, Andrew ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Local environmental groups; Local organizations; Social capital; Vermont

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TYPOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 33750113323     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920600902070     Document Type: Article

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