Complementary use of voting methods and interactive utility analysis in participatory strategic forest planning: Experiences gained from western Finland

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 853-865

  Pykäläinen, Jouni ^a,c   Hiltunen, Veikko ^b   Leskinen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Metsähallitus ^*  (Finland)

^c Metsamonex Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; SHAREHOLDERS; UTILITY PROGRAMS;

INTERACTIVE UTILITY ANALYSIS (IUA); VOTING METHODS;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34547744809     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-241     Document Type: Article

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