Social learning in a policy-mandated collaboration: Community wildfire protection planning in the eastern United States

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 681-699

  Brummel, Rachel F ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^a   Souter, Stephanie Grayzeck ^b   Jakes, Pamela J ^c   Williams, Daniel R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative planning; Mandated collaboration; Social learning; Wildfire planning; Wildfire policy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955351342     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.488090     Document Type: Article

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