Interdisciplinary collaboration within project-level NEPA teams in the US forest service

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-615

  Freeman, James W ^a   Stern, Marc J ^b   Mortimer, Michael ^c   Blahna, Dale J ^d   Cerveny, Lee K ^d  

^a Phase One Consulting Group   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northern Virginia Graduate Center   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Interdisciplinary; National environmental policy act; Teamwork; US forest service

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY STRATEGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957465925     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.525024     Document Type: Article

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