Exploring and Evaluating Scenarios for a River Catchment in Northern Australia Using Scenario Development, Multi-criteria Analysis and a Deliberative Process as a Tool for Water Planning

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 141-164

  Straton, Anna T ^a   Jackson, Sue ^a   Marinoni, Oswald ^a   Proctor, Wendy ^a   Woodward, Emma ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citizens' jury; Deliberative multi criteria evaluation; Multi criteria analysis; Northern Australia; Scenario development; Water planning

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

CITIZENS' JURY; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT; WATER PLANNING;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; HOWARD RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 78650304155     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9691-z     Document Type: Article

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