Multilevel water governance and problems of scale: Setting the stage for a broader debate

Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Moss, Timothy ^a   Newig, Jens ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIETY AND SPACE   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multilevel governance; Problems of scale; Rescaling; Water management

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; LARGE RIVERS; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; MULTIPLE LEVELS; PROBLEMS OF SCALE; RESCALING; SMALL CATCHMENT; SPATIAL SCALE; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; POLITICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 77954546146     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9531-1     Document Type: Review

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