Making sense of policy implementation: The construction and uses of expertise and evidence in managing freshwater environments

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-18

  Bracken, Louise J ^a   Oughton, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Evidence; Expertise; Intermediary; Knowledge; Knowledge broker; Professional

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; KNOWLEDGE; MOTIVATION; MUSSEL; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877630109     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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