Progress on stakeholder participation in the implementation of the water framework directive in the republic of Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-376

  Irvine, Kenneth ^a   O'Brien, Sinead ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Sustainable Water Network   (Ireland)

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EID: 77953661879     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2009.109.3.365     Document Type: Article

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