Sustainability transitions in transition countries: Forest policy reforms in South-eastern Europe

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 397-407

  Weiland, Sabine ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Forest policy; Post socialist transition; South eastern Europe; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 78649540903     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.558     Document Type: Article

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