Human impacts on land cover and water balances in a coastal Mediterranean County

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-422

  Bellot, Juan ^a   Bonet, Andreu ^a   Peña, Juan ^a   Sánchez, Juan Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human impacts; Land use and cover changes; Management strategies; Water balance; Water sustainability

Indexed keywords

COVER CHANGES; HUMAN IMPACTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER BALANCE; WATER SUSTAINABILITY;

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; LAND USE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COASTAL WATERS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOREST; PINE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANTS; WATER;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; BENIARDA; BENIDORM; CALLOSA DEN SARRIA; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALEST; MARINA BAIXA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33847169077     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0317-9     Document Type: Article

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