Developing Community Capacities through Scenario Planning for Natural Resource Management: A Case Study of Polar Bears

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 977-986

  Dowsley, Martha ^a   Lemelin, R Harvey ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptive capacity; community based natural resource management; governance capacity; Muskekowuck Athinuwick; natural resource management; Ontario; polar bears; scenario planning; Swampy Cree

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BEAR; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EMPOWERMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT USE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESOURCE USE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84880076439     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2012.724522     Document Type: Article

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