The importance of social learning and culture for sustainable water management

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 484-495

  Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^a   Tàbara, David ^b   Bouwen, Rene ^c   Craps, Marc ^c   Dewulf, Art ^c   Mostert, Erik ^d   Ridder, Dagmar ^a   Taillieu, Tharsi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Institutional change; Participatory management; Social learning; Sustainable water resources management

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DAM; DIKE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LEARNING; PARADIGM SHIFT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37049028960     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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