Re-politicising water governance: exploring water re-allocations in terms of justice

Local Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 954-973

  Joy, K J ^a   Kulkarni, Seema ^a   Roth, Dik ^b   Zwarteveen, Margreet ^b  

^a Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management   (India)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

environmental justice; India; justice; right to water; water justice; water policy; water rights

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EQUITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84912046903     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.870542     Document Type: Article

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