Perception of drought hazard and its sociological impacts in South-Central Nebraska

Great Plains Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Woudenberg, Donna L ^a   Wilhite, Donald A ^a   Hayes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Drought; Perception; Producers; Sociological impacts; Water restrictions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DROUGHT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RIVER FLOW; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

FRONTIER COUNTY; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549166144     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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