Tackling uncertainties in infrastructure sectors through strategic planning: The contribution of discursive approaches in the urban water sector

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-316

  Dominguez, Damian ^a   Truffer, Bernhard ^b   Gujer, Willi ^b,c  

^a Water and Waste Agency canton Bern   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Foresight; Public participation; Strategic planning; Water sector infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958735271     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.109     Document Type: Article

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