Access to Irrigation Water and Distribution of Water Rights in the Abanico Punata, Bolivia

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1008-1021

  Saldías, Cecilia ^a   Speelman, Stijn ^a   Van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abanico Punata; Bolivia; community natural resource management; water allocation; water rights

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL PROVISION; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LABOR RELATIONS; NATURAL RESOURCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 84882288493     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2012.729651     Document Type: Article

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