Water policy reform and Indigenous governance

Water Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-243

  Von Der Porten, Suzanne ^a   De Loë, Rob C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Collaboration; Indigenous governance; Indigenous self determination; Public participation; Water governance; Water policy; Water policy reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899890600     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2013.046     Document Type: Article

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