Community participation in urban sanitation: Experiences in Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 284-300

  Nance, Earthea ^a   Ortolano, Leonard ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Community participation; Condominial sewers; Latin America; Municipal and public services; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147156709     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X06295028     Document Type: Article

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