How can formal research networks produce more socially robust forest science?

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-56

  Klenk, Nicole L ^a   Hickey, Gordon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Research evaluation; Research networks; Science studies; Social relevance; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; RESEARCH EVALUATION; RESEARCH NETWORKS; SCIENCE STUDIES; SOCIAL RELEVANCE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84888055159     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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