Evaluation of the state of water resources using Modified Water Poverty Index: A case study in the Srepok River basin, Vietnam - Cambodia

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 305-317

  van Ty, Tran ^a   Sunada, Kengo ^a   Ichikawa, Yutaka ^a   Oishi, Satoru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interventions; Spatial scales; Water poverty index; Water resources

Indexed keywords

RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

CAMBODIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SREPOK RIVER; VIET NAM;

EID: 80053435448     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2010.523004     Document Type: Article

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