From Channel to Catchment: A 20-Year Journey for River Management in England and Wales

River Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 15-27

  Newson, Malcolm D ^a  

^a Shawwell Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'catchment consciousness'; Hydrological connectivity; Public participation; River rehabilitation; Rivers Trusts; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886850210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119961819.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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