From government to governance in forest planning? Lessons from the case of the British Columbia Great Bear Rainforest initiative

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 383-391

  Howlett, Michael ^a   Rayner, Jeremy ^b   Tollefson, Chris ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Governance; Institutionalization; Land use planning; Law and regulation

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FOREST PLANNING; FOREST POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; PROTECTED AREAS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

LAND USE;

EID: 72049088282     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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