Agency capacity for recreation science and management: The case of the U.S. Forest Service

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 757, 2008, Pages 1-88

  Cerveny, Lee K ^a   Ryan, Clare M ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural resources; Organizational capacity; Recreation; Science integration

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANNING METHOD; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45949112522     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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