A role for GIS-based simulation for empowering local stakeholders in water resources negotiations in developing countries: Case studies for two rural hillside watersheds in Honduras and Colombia

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-236

  Luijten, J C ^a,b   Knapp, E B ^c,d   Sanz, S I ^c   Jones, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Explorative scenario; Honduras; Landscape process; Negotiation; Policy development; Simulation modeling; Water security

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142126713     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0013     Document Type: Article

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