Hydrological understanding and societal action

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 819-825

  Baker, Victor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest hydrology; Social and political; Water policy regulation decision making; Water resources education

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FORESTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER RESOURCES;

FOREST HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGY; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032144202     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb01518.x     Document Type: Article

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