Learning from the past; changing perspectives on river management in the Netherlands

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Offermans, Astrid ^a   Cörvers, Ron ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Perspectives on water; Social support; Sustainable water management

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 81255180003     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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