Institutional Innovation in Water Management: The Scottish Experience
- ISBN-10
- 0860941892
- ISBN-13
- 9780860941897
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986-06-30
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Authors
- W.R.D. Sewell, J.T. Coppock, A. Pitkethly
Description
Water supply is high on the international political agenda. This study, using the Scottish experience as an examplar, shows that institutional innovation is as important if not more so than improved technology in providing water for a growing world population.
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