Valuing Improvements in The Water Rights System in South Africa: A Contingent Ranking Approach1
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عنوان ژورنال: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1093-474X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00480.x