Human freshwater demand for economic activity and ecosystems in Taiwan

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 913-925

  Ferng, Jiun Jiun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic activity; Ecosystem services; Freshwater demand; Input output analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FRESHWATER DEMANDS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; TRADE POLICY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; POLICY; RIVER; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 36549080891     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9023-0     Document Type: Article

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