The Water Framework Directive: Total environment or political compromise?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 400, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Moss, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth systems science; Ecological status; Ecosystem; European legislation; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OCEAN HABITATS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACCURATE; AQUATIC HABITATS; EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE; ECOLOGICAL QUALITIES; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ECOLOGICAL STATUSES; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; FLOODPLAIN SYSTEMS; FOOD WEB STRUCTURES; FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMAN IMPACTS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; POLITICAL; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENTS;

ECOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RESILIENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; POLITICS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 54149095038     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.04.029     Document Type: Article

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