Openness, sustainability, and public participation: New designs for transboundary river basin institutions

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-306

  Milich, Lenard ^a   Varady, Robert G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RIVER BASIN; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033453292     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107049659900800304     Document Type: Article

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