Application of the Water Poverty Index at different scales: A cautionary tale

Water International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 412-426

  Sullivan, Caroline ^a   Meigh, Jeremy ^a   Lawrence, Peter ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicators, Spatial scale; Water Poverty Index; Water, Integrated indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247608929     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060608691942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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