Water security problem in North China: Research and perspective

Pedosphere

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 563-575

  Xia, Jun ^a,b   Liu, Meng Yu ^c   Jia, Shao Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental change; North China; Water cycle; Water resources; Water security

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SECURITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 27144434023     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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