Efficient water market mechanisms to cope with water scarcity

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 553-567

  Bjornlund, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IRRIGATION; MARKETING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER REALLOCATON; WATER SCARCITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

MARKET STATUS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

MARKET CONDITIONS; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

VICTORIA;

EID: 0347319499     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0790062032000161364     Document Type: Article

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