Return to the river: Environmental flow policy in the United States and Canada

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1087-1099

  MacDonnell, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental flow; Instream flow; Water law; Water policy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; INSTREAM FLOW; LEGAL PROTECTION; SECOND GENERATION; WATER POLICY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOW PATTERN; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350782363     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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