Citizen participation in collaborative watershed partnerships

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-154

  Koehler, Brandi ^a   Koontz, Tomas M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Collaborative watershed management; Stakeholder partnership; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION; COLLABORATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RURAL AREAS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; VOLUNTEER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; OHIO; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149137246     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9040-z     Document Type: Article

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