A social network approach to analyzing water governance: The case of the Mkindo catchment, Tanzania

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1085-1092

  Stein, C ^a,b   Ernstson, H ^a,c   Barron, J ^a,d  

^a STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Social network analysis; Tanzania; Water governance; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BLUE WATER; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT SCALE; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; GREEN WATER; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; LIQUID WATER; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER; ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; RESEARCH TOOLS; ROLE OF WATER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TANZANIA; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; WATER FLOWS; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS; WATER USERS; WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVEYS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

MKINDO RIVER; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 80054078656     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.083     Document Type: Article

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