The geography of water conflict and cooperation: Internal pressures and international manifestations

Geographical Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-312

  Giordano, Meredith ^a   Giordano, Mark ^a   Wolf, Aaron ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event data; Middle East; South Asia; Southern Africa; Transboundary waters; Water conflict; Water cooperation

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

(SOUTH); (SOUTHERN); AFRICA; ASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0036920702     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0016-7398.2002.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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