Discussion of the enabling environments for decentralised water systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2331-2339

  Moglia, M ^a   Alexander, K S ^a   Sharma, A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive governance; Community engagement; Decentralised systems; Social learning; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; SOCIAL LEARNING; TRANSITION;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MARINE POLLUTION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE; URBAN AREA;

DECENTRALISED WATER SYSTEM; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL LEARNING; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; LEARNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79958743349     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.443     Document Type: Review

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