Renegotiation of the 1987 great lakes water quality agreement: From confusion to promise

Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1239-1255

  Krantzberg, Gail ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem approach; Great lakes; Public engagement; Shared water; Sustainable management approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864367346     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su4061239     Document Type: Article

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