Brazil: The evolution of the law and politics of water

The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 69-86

  Farias, Paulo José Leite ^a,b  

^a IESB) ^*

^b IESB)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; ecocentric view; ecological flow; environment; hydropower institutions; water basin management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892335672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9867-3_5     Document Type: Chapter

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