The underappreciated role of regulatory enforcement in natural resource conservation

Policy Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-164

  Nie, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Collaboration; Conservation; Easements; Environmental policy; Governance; Natural resource policy; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44349187921     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-008-9060-4     Document Type: Article

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