Stakeholders, natural resource management and Australian rural local governments: A Q methodological study

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-449

  Pini, Barbara ^a   Previte, Josephine ^a   Haslam McKenzie, Fiona ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34250362037     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701289638     Document Type: Article

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