An ecosystem services framework to support statutory water allocation planning in Australia

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-230

  Plant, Roel ^a,b   Prior, Timothy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UMR TETIS   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aquatic ecosystems; beneficiaries; Ecosystem services; public benefits of water; stakeholder engagement; statutory water planning

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84907590351     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2013.865635     Document Type: Article

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