Monitoring and information reporting for sustainable forest management: A regional comparison of forestry stakeholder perceptions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 572-585

  Hickey, Gordon M ^a   Innes, John L ^a   Kozak, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Europe; Forest certification; North America; Questionnaire; Survey analysis

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; FOREST CERTIFICATION; INFORMATION REPORTING; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION; SURVEY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER CERTIFICATION; UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447326466     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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