Water governance reform and catchment management in the Mekong Region

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-201

  Hirsch, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Environmental reform; Governance; Mekong; Water

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; POLITICAL REFORM; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 33646244740     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496506288221     Document Type: Article

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