Divergent perspectives on water resource sustainability in a public-policy-science context

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1012-1023

  Larson, K L ^a   White, D D ^b   Gober, P ^a   Harlan, S ^a   Wutich, A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; Environmental attitudes; Risk perceptions; Science policy interactions; Water resource geography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COST CONTROL; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIST; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70350619467     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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