Expanding institutional arrangements for acquiring water for environmental purposes: Transactions evidence for the western United States

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-28

  Loomis, John B ^a   Quattlebaum, Katherine ^a   Brown, Thomas C ^b   Alexander, Susan J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES;

WATER RIGHTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COSTS; E I S; EPA; FARM CROPS; FISHES; WATER RESOURCES; WILD LIFE;

(WEST); UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0037362981     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713672720     Document Type: Article

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