The Australian Murray–Darling Basin Plan: challenges in its implementation (Part 2)

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 835-852

  Hart, Barry T ^a,b  

^a WATER SCIENCE PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b Murray Darling Basin Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Basin Plan implementation; climate change; ecological restoration; environmental watering; Murray Darling Basin

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA; BASIN PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL WATERING; WATER REFORMS;

WATER RESOURCES;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84945231490     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1084494     Document Type: Article

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