A framework for evaluating flood risk governance

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-47

  Alexander, Meghan ^a   Priest, Sally ^a   Mees, Hannelore ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Evaluation; Flood risk management; Governance; Legitimacy; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84976286980     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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