Collective systems for water management: Is the Tragedy of the Commons a myth?

Water Crisis: Myth or Reality Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 43-58

  Schlager, E ^a   Lopez Gunn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common pool resources; Cross scale linkages; Institutions; Multi level governance; Self governance; Water governance

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE SYSTEMS; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; DIFFERENT SCALE; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; SELF-GOVERNANCE; TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATER USERS;

NATURAL RESOURCES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 57749118541     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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