The water-energy-climate nexus: Resources and policy outlook for aquifers in Mexico

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Scott, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY; ELECTRICITY USE; EMERGING ECONOMIES; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER WELLS; INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS; ME-XICO; POLICY OPTIONS; POLICY TOOLS; POPULATION GROWTH; POWER CONNECTIONS; POWER PRICING; POWER TARIFF; TEMPERATURE PROJECTION; WATER SCARCITY; WATER USERS;

AQUIFERS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; IRRIGATION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGULATORY APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 83455213267     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010805     Document Type: Article

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