Water management in Spain: The role of policy entrepreneurs in shaping change

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 21-

  Font, Nuria ^a   Subirats, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Policy entrepreneurs; Spain; Transitions; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954518997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03344-150225     Document Type: Article

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