Adapting California's water management to climate change

Climatic Change

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-44

  Hanak, Ellen ^a   Lund, Jay R ^b  

^a PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CALIFORNIA; FISH SPECIES; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; FLOOD RISKS; FLOODPLAIN MAPPING; LOCAL AGENCIES; MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES; PUBLIC INFORMATION; RESERVOIR OPERATION; SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WATER TRANSFERS;

DESALINATION; FLOOD CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RISKS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DESALINATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISH; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; INCENTIVE; LAND USE; LEADERSHIP; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO DELTA; SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856703845     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0241-3     Document Type: Article

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