Using best available science to protect critical areas in Washington state: Challenges and barriers to planners

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-175

  Mills, April ^a   Francis, Tessa ^b   Shandas, Vivek ^c   Whittaker, Kara ^b   Graybill, Jessica K ^d  

^a Seattle Public Utilities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Best available science; Critical areas; Planning; Policy; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149101354     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0071-x     Document Type: Article

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