Measuring community forest-sector dependence: Does method matter?

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 629-646

  Stedman, Richard ^a   White, William ^b   Patriquin, Mike ^b   Watson, David ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community development; Community sustainability; Economic base; Forest reliance; Resource dependence; Well being

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34250903054     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920701329660     Document Type: Article

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