Participatory impact pathways analysis: A practical method for project planning and evaluation;Analyse participative des voies de l'impact: Une méthode pratique pour la planification et l'évaluation des projets

Development in Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 946-958

  Alvarez, Sophie ^a   Douthwaite, Boru ^b   Thiele, Graham ^c   Mackay, Ronald ^d   Córdoba, Diana ^e   Tehelen, Katherine ^f  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^b Innovation and Impact Director in the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)   (United States)

^c Social scientist at the International Potato Center   (United States)

^d Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^e International Center for Tropical Agriculture   (United States)

^f Research Assistant and Financial Manager in the International Center for Tropical Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 77958460150     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2010.513723     Document Type: Article

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