Policy change and Europeanization: Implementing the European Union’s Habitats Directive in Germany and the United Kingdom

Environmental Politics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 788-809

  Borrass, L ^a   Sotirov, M ^a   Winkel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europeanization; forest policy; Habitats Directive; implementation; Natura 2000; policy change

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FORESTRY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; REGIONALIZATION; STAKEHOLDER;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84937253431     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2015.1027056     Document Type: Article

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