Australia: The Problem of sustainability in water

The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 175-188

  McKay, Jennifer ^a   Marsden, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Common law; common law rules; sustainable development; water law; water politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954495294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9867-3_11     Document Type: Chapter

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