Integrating social well being into assessments of water policy: Meeting the challenge for decision makers

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-343

  Syme, Geoffrey J ^a   Porter, Natasha B ^a   Goeft, Ute ^b   Kington, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Avon Catchment Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy; Catchment management; Decision making; Economic; Environmental; Social values benefits needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749114344     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.152     Document Type: Review

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