Groundwater resources and quality in northeastern Jordan: Safe yield and sustainability

Applied Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-323

  Dottridge, Jane ^a   Abu Jaber, Nizar ^b  

^a Komex   (United Kingdom)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Azraq basin; Groundwater; Jordan; Over exploitation; Resources; Safe yield; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BADIA; JORDAN;

EID: 0344240111     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(99)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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