How to reallocate water rights when environmental goals conflict with existing entitlements

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-137

  Thoyer, Sophie ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Voluntary agreement; Water management; Water rights (France, California, Australia)

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS; INSTREAM FLOWS; NEGOTIATIONS; VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RIGHTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INSTREAM FLOW; LEGAL RIGHTS; POLICY APPROACH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846532384     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2006.011637     Document Type: Article

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