From formal-informal to emergent formalisation: Fluidities in the production of urban waterscapes

Water Alternatives

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-34

  Misra, Kajri ^a  

^a XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Formal informal; India; Institutions; Water governance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

BHUBANESWAR; INDIA; ODISHA;

EID: 84896861480     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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