The development of new environmental policies and processes in response to a crisis: the case of the multiple barrier approach for safe drinking water

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 535-548

  Plummer, Ryan ^a,d   Velaniškis, Jonas ^b   de Grosbois, Danuta ^a   Kreutzwiser, Reid D ^b   de Loë, Rob ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental policy; Multi barrier approach for safe drinking water; Ontario; Source water protection

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

EID: 77955418240     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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