A collaborative approach to address the cumulative impacts of mine-water discharge: Negotiating a cross-sectoral waterway partnership in the Bowen Basin, Australia

Resources Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 678-687

  Eberhard, Rachel ^a   Johnston, Nathan ^b   Everingham, Jo Anne ^c  

^a Eberhard Consulting   (Australia)

^b Fitzroy Basin Association Inc Level 1   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Cumulative effects assessment and management (CEAM); Cumulative impacts; Natural resource management; Resource governance; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENTS; CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE GOVERNANCE; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH; WATER QUALITY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84887626582     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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