Visions, beliefs, and transformation: Exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region

Ecology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Smajgl, Alex ^a,b   Ward, John R ^a,b   Foran, Tira ^b   Dore, John ^c   Larson, Silva ^b,d  

^a Mekong Region Futures Institute   (Thailand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Australian Embassy   (Thailand)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Development; Mekong; Participatory research

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CAMBODIA; LAOS; TONLE SAP LAKE;

EID: 84927703807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-07421-200215     Document Type: Article

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