Socio-Economic and environmental aspects of water management in the 21st century: Trends, challenges and prospects for the MENA region

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-522

  Varis, Olli ^a   Abu Zeid, Khaled ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe CEDARE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT TRENDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD SECURITY; FUTURE PROSPECTS; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY EDUCATION; REGIONAL INTEGRATION; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SECTOR; WATER STRESS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 77649133905     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620902972679     Document Type: Article

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