Building consensus: Legitimate hope or seductive paradox?

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 25 RMRS-RP, 2000, Pages 1-11

  McCool, Stephen F ^a   Guthrie, Kathleen ^a   Smith, Jane Kapler ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; Ecosystem management; Human dimension; Public involvement; Public participation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANNING METHOD;

BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249084475     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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