Authority Structures and Service Reform in Multilevel Urban Governance: The Case of Wastewater Recycling in California and Australia

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 381-407

  Hughes, Sara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

multilevel governance; recycled water; service delivery; urban governance

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RECYCLING; URBAN PLANNING; WASTEWATER; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876923223     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087412458762     Document Type: Article

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