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Assessing the sustainability of water governance systems: the sustainability wheel

Flurina SchneiderCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;Department of Geography and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;Decision Center for a Desert City, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mariano BonriposiInstitute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Olivier GraefeGeography Unit, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Karl HerwegCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Christine HomewoodGeography Unit, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Matthias HussGeography Unit, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Martina KauzlaricDepartment of Geography and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Hanspeter LinigerCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Emmanuel ReyDepartment of Geography and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Emmanuel ReynardInstitute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Stephan RistCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Bruno SchädlerDepartment of Geography and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Rolf WeingartnerDepartment of Geography and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Pages 1577-1600 | Received 03 Feb 2014, Accepted 23 Jun 2014, Published online: 11 Jul 2014

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