Defining, researching and struggling for water justice: some conceptual building blocks for research and action

Water International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-158

  Zwarteveen, Margreet Z ^a,b,d   Boelens, Rutgerd ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^d UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

distribution; justice; participation; politics; recognition; water rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896452958     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2014.891168     Document Type: Article

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