Incentives for ecosystem service supply in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 544-556

  Banerjee, Onil ^a   Bark, Rosalind ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basin plan; market based instruments; Payment for ecosystem services; sustainable diversion limits; the Murray Darling Basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN PLAN; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; SUSTAINABLE DIVERSION LIMITS;

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84884502002     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.769489     Document Type: Article

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