Australian irrigators' recognition of the need for more environmental water flows and intentions to donate water allocations

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-122

  Wheeler, Sarah Ann ^a   Zuo, Alec ^a   Bjornlund, Henning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; environmental water; irrigation; Murray Darling Basin; River Murray

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IRRIGATION; RIVER FLOW; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84889101360     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.736369     Document Type: Article

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