Reflections on theories in forest policy: Testing, combining or building?

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-108

  Weber, Norbert ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest policy; Methodology; Paradigms; Philosophy of science; Theory building

Indexed keywords

FOREST POLICY; METHODOLOGY; PARADIGMS; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; THEORY BUILDING;

BUILDINGS; RESEARCH;

FORESTRY;

FORESTS; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TESTING; THEORIES;

EID: 84857122425     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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