Experiences in Regional Cross Border Co-operation in River Management. Comparing Three Cases at the Dutch-German Border

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2647-2672

  Wiering, Mark ^a   Verwijmeren, Joris ^b   Lulofs, Kris ^c   Feld, Christian ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross border co operation; Flooding management; Policy analysis; Policy arrangements; River basin management; River restoration; Transboundary co operation; Water Framework Directive; Water policy

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER; FLOODING MANAGEMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY ARRANGEMENTS; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; RIVER RESTORATION; TRANS-BOUNDARY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WATER POLICY;

PLANNING; RESTORATION; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BORDER REGION; COMANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOOD CONTROL; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER PLANNING;

EID: 77955844464     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9572-5     Document Type: Article

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