Achieving sustainability and fairness in water reform: A Western Australian case study

Water International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-30

  Syme, Geoffrey J ^a   Nancarrow, Blair E ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Multi Stakeholder Drainage Reform Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Fairness; Procedural justice; Water allocation; Water reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646242752     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060608691911     Document Type: Article

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