Are new industry policies precautionary? The case of salmon aquaculture siting policy in British Columbia

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 517-532

  Galland, Daniel ^a   McDaniels, Timothy ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; British Columbia; Policy evolution; Salmon aquaculture; Siting policy

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SALMON; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 48549106695     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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