Groundwater and ecosystems damages: Questioning the Gisser-Sánchez effect

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2062-2069

  Esteban, Encarna ^a   Albiac, José ^b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern La Mancha aquifer; Ecosystem damages; Gisser S nchez effect; Groundwater resources; Sustainability; Western La Mancha aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUIFER; CLIMATIC REGION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

SPAIN;

EID: 80052034759     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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