Importance of public information and perception for managing recreational activities in the Peel-Harvey estuary, Western Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Lepesteur, Muriel ^a   Wegner, Aggie ^a   Moore, Susan A ^a   McComb, Arthur ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Primary contact; Recreational water; Risk perception; Water quality

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; FISHING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEISURE; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC OPINION; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SKIING; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HARVEY ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 40749108097     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.026     Document Type: Article

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