Popular protests and the governance of scarce fresh water in Jordan

Arab World Geographer

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 267-301

  Zawahri, Neda A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Household water subsidies; Managing water in Jordan; Theft of municipal water

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IRRIGATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TARGETING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

JORDAN;

EID: 84877961729     PISSN: 14806800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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