Communication between forest scientists and forest policy-makers in Europe - A survey on both sides of the science/policy interface

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-194

  Janse, Gerben ^a  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Europe; Forest policy; Forest science; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

FOREST POLICY; FOREST SCIENCE; INFORMATION SOURCES; SCIENCE/POLICY INTERFACE;

INFORMATION USE; PUBLIC POLICY;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 37349109223     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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