Challenges to science and society in the sustainable management and use of water: investigating the role of social learning

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 499-511

  Ison, Ray ^a   Röling, Niels ^b   Watson, Drennan ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Landwise Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance mechanisms; Interactive social science; Praxis; Social learning; Water catchments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EPISTEMOLOGY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34447302493     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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