The authors describe and analyze a nongovernmental, multi-stakeholder, consensus-based approach to river basin management in the Fraser River basin in Canada. The Fraser River drains 238,000 km2 of British Columbia, supporting nearly 3 million residents and a diverse economy. Water management issues include water quality and allocation, flood protection, and emerging scarcity concerns in portions of the basin. The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a locally-initiated...
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2005/02/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3525
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2010/07/01
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Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Fraser River Basin, Canada
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water quality protection