A comparison of management approaches to control muddy floods in central Belgium, northern France and southern England

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 322-335

  Evrard, O ^a,f   Heitz, C ^b   Liegeois M ^c   Boardman, J ^d   Vandaele, K ^e   Auzet, A V ^b   Van Wesemael, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Interbestuurlijke samenwerking land en water   (Belgium)

^f DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Belgium; Environmental management; Flooding of properties; France; Muddy floods; Soil erosion; Stakeholders; UK

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EROSION; FLOOD CONTROL; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION;

BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; FRANCE; MUDDY FLOODS; SOIL EROSION; STAKEHOLDERS;

FLOODS;

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; SOIL EROSION; STAKEHOLDER;

BELGIUM; ENGLAND; FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956488900     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1006     Document Type: Article

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