An applied assessment model to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of water quality regulations in Chile

Water Resources Management

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1531-1543

  Yarrow, Matthew M ^a   Tironi, Antonio ^a   Ramírez, Alejandro ^a   Marín, Víctor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Environmental regulations; Environmental vulnerability index; Integrated environmental assessment; Patagonia; PHES system; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY INDEX; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PATAGONIA; PHES-SYSTEM; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CHILE; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54049131407     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9241-0     Document Type: Article

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