Left High and Dry? Climate Change, Common-Pool Resource Theory, and the Adaptability of Western Water Compacts

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-470

  Schlager, Edella ^a   Heikkila, Tanya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 79955767644     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02367.x     Document Type: Article

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