Evaluating the success of public participation in water resources management: Five key constituents

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-655

  Özerol, Gül ^a   Newig, Jens ^b  

^a Deloitte Consulting   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Communication; Financing; Public involvement; Scope; Stakeholders; Timing; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149177330     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.001     Document Type: Review

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