Trusting emergence: Some experiences of learning about integrated catchment science with the environment agency of England and Wales

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 669-688

  Collins, Kevin B ^a   Ison, Ray L ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Emergence; Integrated catchment management; Integrated catchment science; Social learning; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; EMERGENCE; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTS; SOCIAL LEARNING; SYSTEMS THINKING;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RUNOFF; SYSTEM THEORY;

CATCHMENTS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEARNING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 77349096187     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9464-8     Document Type: Article

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