Shifting constructions of scarcity and the neoliberalization of Australian water governance

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1873-1890

  Edwards, Gareth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Neoliberalization; Scarcity; Water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LIBERALIZATION; NEOLIBERALISM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881068213     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a45442     Document Type: Article

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