Water Rich, Resource Poor: Intersections of Gender, Poverty, and Vulnerability in Newly Irrigated Areas of Southeastern Turkey

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2643-2662

  Harris, Leila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

development; gender; irrigation; middle east; poverty; Turkey; water

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; IRRIGATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55949094579     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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