A methodology to bridge the water information gap

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2419-2426

  Timmerman, J G ^a   Beinat, E ^b,c   Termeer, C J A M ^d   Cofino, W P ^d  

^a Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information needs; Methodology development; Problem framing; Water information gap

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; INFORMATION GAP; INFORMATION NEED; METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; PROBLEM FRAMING; REFLECTION-IN-ACTION; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; WATER POLICIES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION USE;

DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LITERATURE; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM STRUCTURING; THEORY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER INFORMATION;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957933679     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.513     Document Type: Article

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