The perceived implications of an outsourcing model on governance within British Columbia provincial parks in Canada: A quantitative study

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1244-1256

  Eagles, Paul ^a   Havitz, Mark ^a   McCutcheon, Bonnie ^a   Buteau Duitschaever, Windekind ^a   Glover, Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Governance; Parks; Profit making management; Protected areas; Stakeholders; Tourism; Visitor services

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; GOVERNANCE; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; NEUTRAL POINTS; ONLINE SURVEYS; OUTSOURCING MODEL; PROTECTED AREAS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; STRATEGIC VISION;

CONTRACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; OUTSOURCING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY; SURVEYS;

PARKS;

ACCOUNTABILITY; FINANCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OUTSOURCING; PARK MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROFITABILITY; PROTECTED AREA; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; NATIONAL PARK; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROFIT; TOURISM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; RECREATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77955588366     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9477-3     Document Type: Article

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