Re-thinking water policy priorities in the Mediterranean region in view of climate change

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 744-757

  Iglesias, Ana ^a   Garrote, Luis ^a   Diz, Agustin ^a   Schlickenrieder, Jeremy ^a   Martin Carrasco, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation and assessment; Climate change; Mediterranean; Water policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79961051080     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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