A scenario-based holistic approach to environmental flow assessment for rivers

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 619-639

  King, Jackie ^a   Brown, Cate ^a   Sabet, Hossein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SMEC International ^*  (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Biophysical module; Environmental flows; Holistic methodology; Scenario building; Soci economic module; Subsistence use

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOLISTIC APPROACH; RIVER FLOW; SUSTAINABILITY;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0012757141     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.709     Document Type: Article

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