Science, society, and water resources in new zealand: Recognizing and overcoming a societal impasse

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-69

  Weber, Edward P ^a   Memon, Ali ^b   Painter, Brett ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN AGRITECH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Civic science; Collaboration; Governance; Impasse; Policy gridlock; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953192560     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2011.564414     Document Type: Article

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