Analyzing Water Poverty in Basins

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3595-3612

  Perez Foguet A ^a   Garriga, Ricard Giné ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregated indicators; Developing countries; Pressure State Response (PSR) model; Sustainable development; Water poverty mapping

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATED INDICATORS; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; MULTI-FACETED APPROACH; NATURE OF WATER; POLICY ACTIONS; POLICY MAKERS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRESSURE-STATE-RESPONSE (PSR) MODEL; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE DELIVERY; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM APPROACH; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SCARCITY;

CATCHMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CATCHMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 80355147002     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9872-4     Document Type: Article

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