Overcoming the nation's best landscaped sewer: Recreators' perceptions of the Connecticut River

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-15

  Mullens, Jo Beth ^a   Bristow, Robert S ^b  

^a KEENE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Heritage River; Connecticut River; Public perceptions; Recreation management; Water based recreation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; RIVERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER QUALITY;

SEWERS;

PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONNECTICUT; CONNECTICUT RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037298291     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb01557.x     Document Type: Review

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