Conceptual gaps in the national strategy for the implementation of the European Natura 2000 conservation policy in Greece

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 221-237

  Apostolopoulou, Evangelia ^a   Pantis, John D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision process; Grounded theory; Management agencies; Natura 2000 network; Policy assessment; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATIONAL STRATEGY; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 57049125584     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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