Critical forces defining alternative futures for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 131-138

  Laurent, Katrina L ^a   Scavia, Donald ^b   Friedman, Kathryn B ^c   Krantzberg, Gail K ^d   Creed, Irena F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical forces; Environment economy balance; Human capacity; Impact; Scenario analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

LAKES; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

CRITICAL FORCE; HUMAN CAPACITY; IMPACT; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SAINT LAWRENCE BASIN;

EID: 84924037682     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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