Balancing environmental protection and energy production in the federal hydropower licensing process

Land Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 444-466

  Kosnik, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LEGISLATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956156768     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.86.3.444     Document Type: Article

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