Participation in environmental conservation and protected area management in Romania: A review of three case studies

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-146

  Stringer, Lindsay C ^a   Paavola, Jouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; communism; European Union; multi level governance; Natura 2000; transition

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; COMMUNISM; EUROPEAN UNION; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; NATURA 2000; TRANSITION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA;

CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FORESTRY;

ROMANIA;

EID: 84877121432     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892913000039     Document Type: Article

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