Transboundary aquifers: Conceptual models for development of international law

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 679-690

  Eckstein, Yoram ^a   Eckstein, Gabriel E ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RIVERS;

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL LAWS; POLICYMAKERS; TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 25144459009     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.00098.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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