Permeating boundaries: Accountability at the nexus of water and climate change

Social and Environmental Accountability Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-123

  Lewis, Linda ^a   Russell, Shona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84882263400     PISSN: 0969160X     EISSN: 21562245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969160X.2011.593812     Document Type: Editorial

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