Towards urban water reform

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-412

  Byron, Neil ^a   Johnston, Alan ^a   Baker, Rick ^a   Barker, Andrew ^a  

^a Productivity Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

EID: 58149197777     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: 14678462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2008.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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