Global estimates of water withdrawals and availability under current and future "business-as-usual" conditions

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-348

  Alcamo, Joseph ^a   Döll, Petra ^a   Henrichs, Thomas ^a   Kaspar, Frank ^a   Lehner, Bernhard ^a   Rösch, Thomas ^a   Siebert, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global water resources; Hydrological model; Integrated assessment; Scenario analysis; Water availability; Water scarcity; Water stress; Water use; Water withdrawals

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; TECHNOLOGY;

QUANTATIVE INFORMATION;

WATER CONSERVATION;

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

EID: 0038241498     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.48.3.339.45278     Document Type: Article

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