Sustainability of public policy: Example from the energy-water nexus

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Stillwell, Ashlynn S ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Policy; Sustainability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY; FUTURE GENERATIONS; POLICY INTEGRATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS; SUSTAINABLE PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE POLICIES;

WATER RESOURCES;

POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84945905000     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: 19435452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000522     Document Type: Article

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