Water demand management in Yemen and Jordan: Addressing power and interests

Geographical Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-66

  Zeitoun, Mark ^a   Allan, Tony ^b   Al Aulaqi, Nasser ^c   Jabarin, Amer ^d   Laamrani, Hammou ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^e International Development Research Centre   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hydropolitics; Jordan; Power; Water demand management; Water policy; Yemen

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; JORDAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; WATER SUPPLY; YEMEN;

AGRICULTURE; DRINKING WATER; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; JORDAN; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WATER SUPPLY; YEMEN;

JORDAN; YEMEN;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 84856211478     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2011.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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