A fair share? Perceptions of justice in South Africa's water allocation reform policy

Geoforum

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 187-195

  Movik, Synne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allocation discourses; Environmental justice; South Africa; Water reform

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; STAKEHOLDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84901617569     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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