The Australian Murray–Darling Basin Plan: challenges in its implementation (part 1)

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 819-834

  Hart, Barry T ^a,b  

^a WATER SCIENCE PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b Murray Darling Basin Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Basin Plan; government investment; Murray Darling Basin; sustainable diversion limits; water recovery; water reform

Indexed keywords

WATER RESOURCES;

AUSTRALIA; BASIN PLAN; GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT; SUSTAINABLE DIVERSION LIMITS; WATER RECOVERY; WATER REFORMS;

INVESTMENTS;

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; REFORM PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84945207085     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1083847     Document Type: Article

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