Principles for economically efficient and environmentally sustainable water markets: The australian experience

Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Multi-Disciplinary and Cross-Country Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 357-374

  Connor, Jeffery D ^a   Kaczan, David ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Economics; Murray Darling Basin; Water markets; Water trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955691055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6636-5_20     Document Type: Chapter

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