Networked water citizen organisations in Spain: Potential for transformation of existing power structures in water management

Water Alternatives

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 99-124

  Hernández Mora, Nuria ^a   Cabello, Violeta ^a   De Stefano, Lucia ^b   Moral, Leandro Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICTs; Power; Public participation; Social networks; Spain; Water governance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; RIVER BASIN; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84934757787     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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