Specifying information needs for Dutch national policy evaluation

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1907-1917

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

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

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; RUGBY BALL METHODOLOGY; SOIL QUALITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NETHERLANDS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 77957957806     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00135j     Document Type: Article

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