Mapping groundwater development costs for the transboundary Western Aquifer Basin, Palestine/Israel

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1579-1587

  MacDonald, A M ^a   O Dochartaigh B E ^a   Calow, R C ^a   Shalabi, Y ^b   Selah, K ^b   Merrett, S ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Palestinian Water Authority   (Palestine)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater development; Groundwater management; Israel; Socio economic aspects; West Bank

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAPPING; PUMPING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; PALESTINE; WEST BANK;

EID: 70350378562     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0471-x     Document Type: Article

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