Resolving Water Conflicts in Mining Areas of Ghana Through Public Participation A Communication Perspective

Journal of Creative Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-382

  Singh, Nandita ^a   Koku, J E ^b   Balfors, Berit ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

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EID: 84992875336     PISSN: 09732586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097325860700200306     Document Type: Article

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