Why the public thinks natural resources public participation processes fail: A case study of British Columbia communities

Land Use Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 898-906

  Booth, Annie ^a   Halseth, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community resource management; CORE; Land use planning; LRMP; Public participation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 79957886609     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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