Indigenous values and water resource management: A case study from the northern territory

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-146

  Jackson, Sue ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 32844464702     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2005.10648644     Document Type: Article

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