Spatial fit, from panacea to practice: Implementing the EU water framework directive

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Moss, Timothy ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIETY AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

River basin management; Spatial fit; Water framework directive; Wupper

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; RHINE BASIN; WUPPER RIVER;

EID: 84867126749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04821-170302     Document Type: Article

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