Managing the worlds most international river: The Danube River Basin

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 736-748

  Sommerwerk, Nike ^a,i   Bloesch, Jrg ^b,c   Paunovi, Momir ^d   Baumgartner, Christian ^e   Venohr, Markus ^a   Schneider Jacoby, Martin ^f   Hein, Thomas ^g,h   Tockner, Klement ^a,i  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b International Association for Danube Research   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d Institute for Biological Research   (Serbia)

^e Donauauen National Park GmbH   (Austria)

^f EuroNatur European Nature Heritage Fund ^*  (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^h Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

ⁱ FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation; large river; public participation; restoration; science policy interaction; trans boundary river management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NAVIGATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; RIVER SYSTEM; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DANUBE RIVER;

EID: 77955076008     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09229     Document Type: Article

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