Barriers to voluntary improvement of residential fertiliser practices in the Peel-Harvey Catchment

Australian Journal of Water Resources

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-76

  Beckwith, Jo Ann ^a   Clement, Sarah ^b  

^a Environmental Planning Consultant   (Canada)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Catchment; Fertiliser; Nutrients; Peel Harvey; Residential; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; COMMUNITY-BASED; COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS; NUTRIENT INPUTS; PEEL-HARVEY; RESIDENTIAL; VOLUNTARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FERTILIZERS; HOUSING; NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HOME GARDEN; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; HARVEY BASIN; HARVEY ESTUARY; PEEL INLET; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84883194167     PISSN: 13241583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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