Environmental systems and local actors: Decentralizing environmental policy in Uganda

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 284-295

  Oosterveer, Peter ^a   Van Vliet, Bas ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental governance; Political decentralization; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF; CRITICAL REFLECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL DONORS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS; TECHNICAL STAFF;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; UGANDA; ENVIRONMENT; POLITICS;

UGANDA;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; UGANDA;

EID: 77951918907     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9423-4     Document Type: Review

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