Relationships between environmental governance and water quality in a growing metropolitan area of the Pacific Northwest, USA

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1383-1395

  Chang, H ^a   Thiers, P ^b   Netusil, N R ^c   Yeakley, J A ^a   Rollwagen Bollens, G ^b   Bollens, S M ^b   Singh, S ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; STREAM FLOW; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; MONITORING RESULTS; RIPARIAN RESTORATION; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER TEMPERATURES;

PUBLIC POLICY;

BIOPHYSICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA]; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84898033514     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-1383-2014     Document Type: Article

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