Institutional capacity and policy options for integrated urban water management: A Singapore case study

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-68

  Chen, Deh Chien ^a   Maksimovic, Cedo ^a   Voulvoulis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated water resource management; Political will; Security; Stakeholders' commitment; Storm water harvesting; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751499613     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.073     Document Type: Article

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