The development and application of water management sustainability indicators in Brazil and Scotland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1190-1201

  Ioris, Antonio A R ^a   Hunter, Colin ^a   Walker, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Indicators; River Dee; River Sinos; Sustainability; Water management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RUNOFF; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INDICATOR SELECTIONS; RIVER DEE; RIVER SINOS; SCOTLAND; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATERS MANAGEMENTS;

RIVERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC OPINION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; DEE RIVER [ENGLAND-SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SINOS RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47249151481     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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