Community-managed water supplies in Africa: Sustainable or dispensable?

Community Development Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-378

  Harvey, Peter A ^a   Reed, Robert A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447568275     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsl001     Document Type: Article

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