The uneven geographies of transnational advocacy: The case of the Talo Dam

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Meierotto, Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mali; NGO advocacy; Talo Dam

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

CASE-STUDIES; CULTURE DISTANCES; DECISION MAKERS; DECISIONS MAKINGS; MALI; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NGO ADVOCACY; NIGER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS; TALO DAM;

DAMS;

ADVOCACY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; NIGERIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; BANI RIVER; MALI; SEGOU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TALO DAM; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67649435879     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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