Contamination of community potable water from land grabbing: A case study from rural Tanzania

Water Alternatives

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 344-359

  Arduino, Serena ^a   Colombo, Giorgio ^b   Ocampo, Ofelia Maria ^a   Panzeri, Luca ^b  

^a ACRA (Cooperazione Rurale in Africa e America Latina)   (Italy)

^b ACRA (Cooperazione Rurale in Africa e America Latina)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Land deals; Tanzania; Transparency; Water contamination; Water source protection

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INVESTMENT; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RENT SEEKING; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

IRINGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

BOS;

EID: 84871672586     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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