Water problems and sustainability in North China

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 280, 2003, Pages 12-22

  Jun, Xia ^a,b   Wong, Heung ^c   Ip, Wai Cheng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental change; North China; Sustainability; Water security

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WATER SHORTAGE;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 0042341716     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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