A systems approach to unravel complex water management institutions

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-215

  Saravanan, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Complex systems; India; Institutional analysis; Integrated management

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249161933     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2008.04.003     Document Type: Note

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