Getting past the who and how many to the how and why in USDA Forest Service public involvement processes

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 883-902

  Scardina, Anthony V ^a   Mortimer, Michael J ^b   Dudley, Larkin ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appeals; Litigation; National forests; Public participation; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

APPEALS; NATIONAL FORESTS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDERS;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; LITIGATION;

EID: 34247519111     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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