Scale, governance and the management of river basins: A case study from Central Iran

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-294

  Molle, François ^a   Mamanpoush, Alireza ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

Author keywords

Governance; Iran; Irrigation; Qanat; River basin management; Scale; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; IRRIGATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

IRAN; ZAYANDEH BASIN;

EID: 84856971734     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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