Ecological corridors, connecting science and politics: The case of the Green River in the Netherlands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-132

  Van Der Windt, Henny J ^a   Swart, J A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecological management; Ecology based decision making; Socially robust science; Stakeholders participation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; STAKEHOLDER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38349097875     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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