An analysis of the requirements for DSS on integrated river basin management

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-53

  Evers, Mariele ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Environmental management; Specifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149103507     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830810840354     Document Type: Article

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