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Managing water through change and uncertainty: comparing lessons from the adaptive co-management literature to recent policy developments in England

Luke WhaleyDepartment of Geography, Kings College London, London, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edward WeatherheadSchool of Energy, Environment and Agrifood, Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United KingdomView further author information
Pages 1775-1794 | Received 16 Dec 2014, Accepted 02 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Jan 2016

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