A SMART assessment of water quality partnership needs in great barrier reef catchments

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-93

  Robinson, C J ^a   Taylor, B M ^a   Pearson, L ^a   O'Donohue, M ^b   Harman, B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment and Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Decision analysis; Institutional collaboration; Integrated water planning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BARRIER REEF; CATCHMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 73549120022     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2009.9725222     Document Type: Article

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