The lorax can win: Using scenario building to create a new vision and Invigorate An "Activist" Agenda for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin

Electronic Green Journal

Volumn , Issue 31, 2011, Pages

  Rankin Gouthro, Erin ^a   Krantzberg, Gail ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great lakes st. lawrence; Marine and freshwater policy; Scenario building; Sustainability; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE POLICY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; SAINT LAWRENCE BASIN;

EID: 79955723194     PISSN: 10767975     EISSN: 10767975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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