Policy advice for public participation in British Columbia forest management

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 672-681

  DesRoches, C Tyler ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

British columbia; Forest management; Legitimacy; Public participation

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LEGITIMACY; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING;

FORESTRY; LAND USE; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35649023816     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc83672-5     Document Type: Article

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