Rhetoric and reality in the allocation of water to the environment: A case study of the Goulburn River, Victoria, Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 555-568

  Ladson, Anthony ^a   Finlayson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Goulburn River; Water allocation; Water market

Indexed keywords

DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER FLOW; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036863527     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.680     Document Type: Article

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