The hydraulic mission and the Mexican hydrocracy: Regulating and reforming the flows of water and power

Water Alternatives

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 395-415

  Wester, Philippus ^a   Rap, Edwin ^a   Vargas Velázquez, Sergio ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hydraulic mission; Hydrocracy; Mexico; Water reforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951282222     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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