Funding and facilitation: Implications of changing government policy for the future of voluntary landcare groups in Western Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-423

  Simpson, Genevieve ^a   Clifton, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring for our Country; Landcare; Natural Heritage Trust; Natural Resource Management; State sponsored community participation; Volunteer community groups

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STATE ROLE;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955623188     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2010.498043     Document Type: Article

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