The real river management challenge: Integrating scientists, stakeholders and service agencies

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-280

  Rogers, Kevin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Co learners; Consensus; Costs and benefits; Partnerships; Resource use

Indexed keywords

RIVER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644602596     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.910     Document Type: Article

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