Back to the future? Planning for environmental outcomes and the new Caring for our Country program

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-538

  Morrison, T H ^a   McAlpine, C ^a   Rhodes, J R ^a   Peterson, A ^a   Schmidt, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri environment policy; Environmental planning; Natural resource management; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78649649710     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2010.519763     Document Type: Article

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