Logics of change for military-to-wildlife conversions in the United States

GeoJournal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-164

  Havlick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological militarization; Environmental discourse; Military base closures; National wildlife refuge; Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MILITARY BASES;

ECOLOGICAL MILITARIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOURSE; MILITARY BASE CLOSURES; NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL;

MILITARY APPLICATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; BROWNFIELD SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; MILITARY LAND; NATURE CONSERVATION; REFUGE;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748968771     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9086-8     Document Type: Article

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