Participation: Rhetoric and reality. The importance of understanding stakeholders based on a case study in Upper East Ghana

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-573

  Poolman, Martine ^a   Van De Giesen, Nick ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

RESERVOIR SYSTEMS; STAKEHOLDERS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ECONOMICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33845419624     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620600813191     Document Type: Article

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