Challenges for sustainable management of groundwater use in Bangkok, Thailand

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Das Gupta, Ashim ^a   Babel, M S ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTROL MEASURES; DEPARTMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, THAILAND; GRONDWATER UTILIZATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

EID: 22144452925     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620500036570     Document Type: Review

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