Information technology in watershed management decision making

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 347-357

  Miller, Ryan C ^a   Guertin, D Phillip ^a   Heilman, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Information technology; Internet; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

BIOPHYSICS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONCERNS; STAKEHOLDERS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; WATERSHED;

EID: 4544273289     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01034.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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