Factors affecting water prices in a rural water market: A south Australian experience

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1563-1570

  Bjornlund, Henning ^a,b   McKay, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b School of Law and Legal Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; WATER RESOURCES;

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS; RURAL WATERS; SUSTAINABLE USE; WATER MANAGERS; WATER MARKET; WATER RIGHTS;

COSTS;

EID: 0031776223     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR03470     Document Type: Article

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