Structure of causation and its influence on cooperation: A comparative study of forest management in Ontario, Canada

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 70-81

  Robson, Mark ^a   Kant, Shashi ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Causation; Cause mapping; Consensus building; Forest co management; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

CAUSE MAPPING; CONSENSU BUILDINGS; GIVEN MEAN ENDS (GME); STAKEHOLDERS;

DATA STRUCTURES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY;

EID: 36049013118     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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