Sustainable urban water management: understanding and fostering champions of change

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 883-891

  Taylor, A C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Champions; Change agents; Emergent leaders; Leadership; Sustainable urban water

Indexed keywords

CHAMPIONS; CHANGE AGENTS; EMERGENT LEADERS; LEADERSHIP; SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER;

RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOCIAL NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CITY PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; LEADERSHIP; SOCIAL NETWORK; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CAREER MOBILITY; CITY PLANNING; HUMANS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 64549150600     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.033     Document Type: Article

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