Collaboration and nested environmental governance: Scale dependency, scale framing, and cross-scale interactions in collaborative conservation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-67

  Wyborn, Carina ^a   Bixler, R Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative conservation; Nested governance; Northern Rocky Mountains; Scale; Scale dependency; Scale framing

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LANDSCAPE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCALE EFFECT; TERRITORY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NESTED GOVERNANCE; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RATING SCALE; SOCIOLOGY;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84876311536     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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