Regional development, nature production and the techno-bureaucratic shortcut: The Douro River catchment in Portugal

European Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 345-358

  Ioris, Antonio A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional reforms; Political ecology; River Douro; River Duero; Water charges; WFD

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

DOURO RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 65349175212     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.488     Document Type: Article

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