Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management: The Importance of Cross-Scale Considerations and Local Conditions in Ontario and Nova Scotia

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-350

  Cervoni, Laura ^a   Biro, Andrew ^b   Beazley, Karen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

FRESHWATER MANAGEMENTS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MANAGEMENT UNIT; SCALE INTERACTIONS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED BOUNDARIES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 59049092799     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3304333     Document Type: Article

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