International Initiatives for Water Policy Assessment: A Review

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2449-2466

  de Stefano, Lucia ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Comparative analysis; Evaluation; Indicators; IWRM; Review; WFD

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; INDICATORS; IWRM; WFD;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 77950936452     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9562-7     Document Type: Article

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