Socioeconomic impacts of climate change on U.S. water supplies

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1563-1583

  Frederick, Kenneth D ^a   Schwarz, Gregory E ^b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation to climate change; Climate change; Economics; Socioeconomic impacts of climate change; Water and climate; Water management and climate change

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033395236     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04238.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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