Lost in translation: The participatory imperative and local water governance in North Thailand and Southwest Germany

Water Alternatives

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-110

  Neef, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Command and control; North Thailand; Public participation; Southwest Germany; Water governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849170657     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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