Piloting a systematic framework for public investment in regional natural resource management: Dryland salinity in Australia

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1001-1010

  Roberts, Anna M ^a,b   Pannell, David J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Catchment management; Economics; Evaluation; Institutions; Integration; Planning; Prioritisation; Targeting

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INVESTMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY STRATEGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SALINITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TARGETING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 62249170576     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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