Government science in forestry: Characteristics and policy utilization

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-45

  Klenk, Nicole L ^a   Hickey, Gordon M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Government laboratories; Knowledge utilization; Science policy; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION PROCESS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST POLICY; FOREST RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES; GOVERNMENT SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION; ONTARIO; POLICY RISKS; SCIENCE POLICY; SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SOCIETAL VALUES; STRATEGIC DIRECTION; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH;

FORESTRY; RESEARCH; TIMBER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ARCHIVAL PAPERS; CANADA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESEARCH;

EID: 78649769005     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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