Virtual intergovernmental linkage through the environmental information exchange network

Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-25

  Mahler, Julianne ^a   Regan, Priscilla M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Environmental data; Information exchange; Network; States

Indexed keywords

DATA REPORTING; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WEB-BASED INFORMATION;

ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANAGEMENT; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATIONAL PLANNING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856708214     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9760-y     Document Type: Article

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