Civil society participation in the decentralisation of Brazil's water resources: Assessing participation in three states

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 304-321

  Brannstrom, Christian ^a   Clarke, James ^b   Newport, Mariana ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Civil society; Decentralisation; Environmental policy; Water

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10244225196     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0129-7619.2004.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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