Water, women and community in Trinidad, West Indies

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-188

  Schneiderman, Jill S ^a   Reddock, Rhoda ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Community; Trinidad and Tobago; Water management; Women

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; SOLVENTS;

TRINIDAD, WEST INDIES; WATER SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY;

RURAL POPULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WOMENS STATUS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 5044239560     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2004.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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