Combining Stakeholder- and Social Network- Analysis to Improve Regional Nature Conservation: A Case Study from Osnabrück, Germany.
Many nature conservation projects fail primarily not because of a lack of knowledge about upcoming threats or viable conservation concepts but rather because of the inability to transfer knowledge into the creation of effective measures. Therefore, an increase in information exchange and collaborati...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 271 - 288 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2022
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