A critical review of catchment-scale stream rehabilitation programmes

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-76

  Hillman, Mick ^a   Brierley, Gary ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Catchment; Community participation; Ecosystem management; Integration; Stream rehabilitation; Vision

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ECOSYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION; STREAM;

EID: 15844403810     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133305pp434ra     Document Type: Review

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