Implementing Pollution Source Control-Learning from the Innovation Process in English and Welsh Water Companies

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-94

  Spiller, Marc ^a   McIntosh, Brian S ^b,c   Seaton, Roger A F ^d   Jeffrey, Paul ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Brisbane   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Seaton Associates   (United Kingdom)

^e CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Co operative agreements; Innovation; Pollution source control; Water framework directive; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION PROCESS; MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION; POLLUTION SOURCES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER UTILITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CATCHMENT; INNOVATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84871423352     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0161-7     Document Type: Article

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