Beyond access to water

Development in Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1135-1146

  Obeng Odoom, Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Governance and public policy; Social sector Water and sanitation; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84870508484     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.714744     Document Type: Article

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