Forest management policy, amenity migration, and community well-being in the American West: Reflections from the Northwest Forest Plan

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 743-761

  Charnley, Susan ^a   McLain, Rebecca J ^b   Donoghue, Ellen M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Institute for Culture and Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenity migration; Forest management; Pacific Northwest; Rural development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LAND MANAGEMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 55149099170     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-008-9192-3     Document Type: Article

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