Gaining public acceptance: A critical strategic priority of the World Commission on Dams

Water Alternatives

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-141

  Dore, John ^a   Lebel, Louis ^b  

^a Australian Agency for International Development   (Australia)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Distributional justice; Gaining public acceptance; Multi stakeholder platforms; Procedural justice; Public participation; World Commission on Dams

Indexed keywords

DAM; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STAKEHOLDER; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 77955554245     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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