Relationships between perceived coastal waterway conditions and social aspects of quality of life

Ecology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Cox, Melanie E ^a   Johnstone, Ron ^a   Robinson, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal zone management; Quality of life; Waterway condition

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33745884376     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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