Participation, politics, and panaceas: Exploring the possibilities and limits of participatory urban water governance in Accra, Ghana

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Morinville, Cynthia ^a   Harris, Leila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive governance; Ghana; Local water boards; Participatory governance; Water governance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84911405633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06623-190336     Document Type: Article

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