Determinants and efficacy of social capital in lake associations

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-194

  Kramer, Daniel Boyd ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective action; Social capital; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

CAPITAL PRODUCTION; COLLECTIVE ACTIONS; MINNESOTA; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

LAKES;

LAKE WATER;

BIOPHYSICS; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAKE WATER; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LAKE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; RECREATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749012407     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907004171     Document Type: Article

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