The energy-water Nexus in Texas

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Stillwell, Ashlynn S ^a,b   King, Carey W ^a,c   Webber, Michael E ^a,d   Duncan, Ian J ^a,e   Hardberger, Amy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Department of Civil   (United States)

^c Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy   (United States)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Policy; Texas; Water

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954464986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03781-160102     Document Type: Article

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