Developing policy for communities managing diffuse source pollution: A case study from subtropical catchments of NSW, Australia

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-54

  Woodhead, Alice ^a   Legg, Wilfrid ^b   Packham, Roger ^c  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^b OECD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Industry partnerships; Land use change; Participation; Policy development; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951143698     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2004.9684566     Document Type: Article

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