Challenges ahead: Social and institutional factors influencing sustainable urban stormwater management in Australia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 653-660

  Brown, R R ^a   Farrelly, M A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers and drivers; Receptivity; Social and institutional factors; Stormwater quality; Treatment technologies

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS AND DRIVERS; RECEPTIVITY; SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; STORMWATER QUALITY; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

DROUGHT; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STORM SEWERS; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DROUGHT; POLICY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STORMWATER; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; CITY PLANNING; INDUSTRY; RAIN; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 62949223062     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.022     Document Type: Article

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