Institutional fit and river basin governance: A new approach using multiple composite measures

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lebel, Louis ^a   Nikitina, Elena ^b   Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^c   Knieper, Christian ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Ecopolicy Moscow Russian Federation   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Indicators; Institutional fit; Measuring fit; River basin management; Water governance

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; RIVER BASIN;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84876775801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05097-180101     Document Type: Article

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