Incorporation and application of resilience in the context of water-sensitive urban design: linking European and Australian perspectives

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-186

  Salinas Rodriguez, Carlos N A ^a   Ashley, Richard ^a,b   Gersonius, Berry ^a   Rijke, Jeroen ^a   Pathirana, Assela ^a   Zevenbergen, Chris ^a,c  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85012846258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20491948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1017     Document Type: Review

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