Understanding the sources of uncertainty to reduce the risks of undesirable outcomes in large-scale freshwater ecosystem restoration projects: An example from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-108

  Bark, R H ^a   Peeters, L J M ^a   Lester, R E ^b   Pollino, C A ^a   Crossman, N D ^a   Kandulu, J M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem restoration; Murray Darling; Risk analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84879356048     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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