Justice in development? An analysis of water interventions in the rural South

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-30

  Venot, Jean Philippe ^a   Clement, Floriane ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Discourse; Environmental justice; Governance; India; Sub Saharan Africa; Water resources

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

INDIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84876078422     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12002     Document Type: Article

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