The meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act within the U.S. Forest Service

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1371-1379

  Stern, Marc J ^a   Predmore, S Andrew ^a   Mortimer, Michael J ^b   Seesholtz, David N ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northern Virginia Graduate Center   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Critical task; Discretion; National Environmental Policy Act; U.S. Forest Service

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; COMPLIANCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950933418     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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