The role of 'Big Society' in monitoring the state of the natural environment

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2687-2691

  MacKechnie, Colin ^a   Maskell, Lindsay ^a   Norton, Lisa ^a   Roy, David ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNDING; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; VOLUNTEER;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GREAT BRITAIN; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 80053580280     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1em10615e     Document Type: Review

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