Exploring the behavioural attributes, strategies and contextual knowledge of champions of change in the Canadian water sector

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-269

  Straith, Danica ^a   Adamowski, Jan ^a   Reilly, Kate ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHANGE EFFORTS; CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE; INHIBITING FACTORS; MUNICIPAL LEVELS; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; WATER PROFESSIONALS; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84907914315     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2014.942576     Document Type: Article

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