Water management in the Basin of Mexico: Current state and alternative scenarios

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1483-1494

  Carrera Hernández, Jaime J ^a   Gaskin, S J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial recharge; Groundwater management; Mexico; Replacement cost; Water tariffs

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; COST; GROUNDWATER; REPLACEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VALLEY OF MEXICO;

EID: 69249228548     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0442-2     Document Type: Article

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