European river basin districts: Are they swimming in the same implementation pool?

Journal of Environmental Law

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-221

  Keessen, Andrea M ^a   van Kempen, Jasper J H ^a   van Rijswick, Marleen ^a   Robbe, Jan ^a   Backes, Chris W ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Discretion; Environmental objectives; Implementation; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER BASIN;

EUROPE;

EID: 77954471960     PISSN: 09528873     EISSN: 1464374X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jel/eqq003     Document Type: Article

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