Adverse effects on Alfeios River Basin and an integrated management framework based on sustainability

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-269

  Manariotis, Ioannis D ^a   Yannopoulos, Panayotis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Ecosystem deterioration; Environmental impacts; River basin management; Sustainable strategy; Water resource degradation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

ALFEIOS RIVER BASINS; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN; RIVER FLOW RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GREECE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GREECE; HUMANS; RIVERS; TRANSPORTATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALPHEUS BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PELOPONNESE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALPHEUS; RIPARIA;

EID: 4544360767     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0069-y     Document Type: Review

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