Water scarcity and institutional change: Lessons in adaptive governance from the drought experience of Perth, Western Australia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2160-2168

  Bettini, Y ^a   Brown, R ^a   De Haan, F J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Adaptive governance; Institutional analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; LEARNING OPPORTUNITY; PERTH , WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DROUGHT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; WATERWORKS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STAKEHOLDER; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DROUGHT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DROUGHTS; WATER SUPPLY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84878937619     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.127     Document Type: Article

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