Evaluating stakeholder involvement in river basin planning: A Scottish case study

Water Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-512

  Blackstock, Kirsty L ^a   Richards, Caspian ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberation; Evaluation; River basin; River spey; Stakeholder; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348972935     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2007.018     Document Type: Article

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