Institutional considerations in watershed cumulative effects assessment and management

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-84

  Chilima, Jania S ^a   Gunn, Jill A E ^a   Noble, Bram F ^a   Patrick, Robert J ^a  

^a University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

cumulative effects assessment; governance; institutions; watershed

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CANADA; GRAND RIVER [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84875375515     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2012.760227     Document Type: Article

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