"A Commentary on "Resilience and Water Governance

Adaptive Governance in the Columbia River Basin

Bibliographic Data

ID16830852
AuthorsBrian Walker (0000-0002-9136-3055, Ecosystem Sciences, corresponding author), Brian H Walker
Year2012
Volume17
Issue4
Publication date2012-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5751/es-05422-170429
OpenAlexW2335438503
LanguageEN
Citations received11

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