EU water governance: Striking the right balance between regulatory flexibility and enforcement?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Green, Olivia O ^a   Garmestani, Ahjond S ^a   van Rijswick, Helena F M W ^a   Keessen, Andrea M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive governance; Environmental law; European Union; Resilience; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GROUNDWATER; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 84878056917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05357-180210     Document Type: Article

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