Collaborative approaches to governance for water and Indigenous peoples: A case study from British Columbia, Canada

Geoforum

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-160

  Von der Porten, Suzanne ^a   De Loë, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Collaboration; Collaborative governance; Environmental governance; First Nations; Indigenous governance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WATER SUPPLY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84884914929     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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