Volunteer participation in collaborative watershed partnerships: insights from the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-94

  Hauser, Bradley K ^a   Koontz, Tomas M ^a   Bruskotter, Jeremy T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

partnerships; theory of planned behaviour; volunteerism; watershed

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATERSHED;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855433917     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.581535     Document Type: Article

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