Watershed management, structural characteristics, information processing, and cooperative strategies in conservation organizations

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 281-287

  Low, S ^a   Randhir, T ^b  

^a Fairmount Park Commission   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative strategies; Information processing; Path analysis; Structural characteristics; Watershed organizations

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; INCENTIVE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PATH ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATERSHED;

EID: 34548703818     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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