Management options for the increasing demand of energy and water: Is the problem soluble in technosciences only?

Ambio

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-136

  Vives Rego, Josep ^a   Caschetto, Serge ^b   Faraudo, Jordi ^c   Prior, Diego ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Belgium Federal Science   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY PLANNING; GEOPOLITICS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BEHAVIOR; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER SUPPLY;

BEHAVIOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 43249113841     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2008)37[134:MOFTID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Short Survey

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