What is urban environmental stewardship? constructing a practitioner-derived framework

USDA Forest Service - Research Note PNW-RN

Volumn , Issue 566 PNW-RN, 2012, Pages 1-40

  Romolini, Michele ^a   Brinkley, Weston ^b   Wolf, Kathleen L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Forterra   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic ecology; Community based organizations; Natural resources management; Social ecology; Stewardship; Urban environments

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FUTURE PROSPECT; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCE; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84865147417     PISSN: 08899738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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