Hydropower relicensing and climate change

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-661

  Viers, Joshua H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental regulations; Hydropower; Relicensing; Water law; Water policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE WARMING; DOMESTIC WATER USE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONS; GLOBAL CLIMATE WARMING; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES; HYDROELECTRICITY GENERATION; HYDROLOGIC CHANGES; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; HYDROPOWER; RELICENSING; STUDY PLANS; WATER POLICY;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; VULNERABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953225999     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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