A regional synergy approach to advance sustainable water use: A case study using kwinana (Western Australia)

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-158

  van Beers, D ^a   Bossilkov, A ^a   van Berkel, R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kwinana; Regional synergies; Sustainability; Tool development; Water efficiency

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KWINANA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 54349091618     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2008.9725197     Document Type: Article

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