Suburbanization and drought: A mixed methods vulnerability assessment in rainy Massachusetts

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-301

  Hill, Troy D ^a   Polsky, Colin ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central eastern Massachusetts; Mixed methods; Suburban drought; Suburbanization; Vulnerability; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; LAND USE PLANNING; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36549035208     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envhaz.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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