The growing importance of social learning in water resources management and sustainability science

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^a   Mostert, Erik ^b   Tabara, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; European Water Framework Directive; Social learning; Stakeholder participation; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149105932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02352-130124     Document Type: Editorial

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