Collaborative approaches to water management and planning: An institutional perspective

Ecological Economics

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-106

  Ananda, Jayanath ^a   Proctor, Wendy ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Institutional analysis; Nested institutions; Operational rules; Trade offs; Water governance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; HOWARD RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84871036363     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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