Designing a Policy Mix and Sequence for Mitigating Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in a Water Supply Catchment

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 875-892

  Bryan, Brett A ^a   Kandulu, John M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment; Cryptosporidium; Ecosystem services; Participatory; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DECISION CRITERIONS; DELIBERATIVE PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; PARTICIPATORY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY STRATEGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MYPONGA RIVER; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 79951551558     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9731-8     Document Type: Article

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