Quantifying well‐being values of environmental flows for equitable decision‐making: A case study of the Hamoun wetlands in Iran

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-233

  Meijer, K S ^a,b   Hajiamiri, S ^a,b,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental flow; Hamoun wetlands; HumanWell being; Integrated water resources management; Iran

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 65849465582     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2007.9635322     Document Type: Article

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