Exploring generational differences towards water resources and policy preferences of water re-allocation in Alberta, Canada

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 5073-5089

  Zuo, Alec ^a   Wheeler, Sarah Ann ^a   Bjornlund, Henning ^b,c   Edwards, Jane ^b   Xu, Wei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Economic analysis; Policy preference; Value; Water; Water re allocation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; ALLOCATION POLICIES; GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES; GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION; IRRIGATION WATER USE; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VALUE; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN BASIN;

EID: 85027956265     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-1105-9     Document Type: Article

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