Advancing watershed cumulative effects assessment and management: Lessons from the South Saskatchewan river watershed, Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 567-590

  Noble, Bram F ^a   Sheelanere, Poornima ^b   Patrick, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

cumulative environmental effects; South Saskatchewan watershed; watershed cumulative effects assessment; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

EID: 84855800578     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333211004012     Document Type: Article

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