Analyzing the data-rich-but-information-poor syndrome in dutch water management in historical perspective

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1231-1242

  Timmerman, Jos G ^a   Beinat, Euro ^b,c   Termeer, Katrien ^d   Cofino, Wim ^d  

^a Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental information; Information needs; Science policy interface; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

DUTCH WATER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFORMATION GAP; INFORMATION NEEDS; QUALITY MONITORING; SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

INFORMATION USE;

METAL; PESTICIDE;

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77952877548     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9459-5     Document Type: Review

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