Quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in environmental management

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-78

  Boyd, Bill W E ^a   Ashley, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80053195193     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2006.9725118     Document Type: Article

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