Nirvana concepts, narratives and policy models: Insights from the water sector

Water Alternatives

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-156

  Molle, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

IWRM; Narratives; Policy making; Water management; Water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749096258     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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