Catchment management groups in England and Wales: Extent, roles and influences

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Cook, Hadrian ^a   Benson, David ^b   Inman, Alex ^c   Jordan, Andrew ^b   Smith, Laurence ^d  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment groups; Public participation; Stakeholder engagement; Third sector

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; COLLABORATIVE WORKING; DECENTRALISED; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN UNION WATER FRAMEWORK; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; THIRD SECTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATCHMENTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84857116075     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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