Facing the water framework directive challenges: A baseline of stakeholder participation in the European Union

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1332-1340

  De Stefano, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Indicator; IWRM; Participation; Stakeholders; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; IWRM; KEY ELEMENTS; PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 77950944441     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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