Towards risk-based water resources planning in England and Wales under a changing climate

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-129

  Hall, J W ^a   Watts, G ^b   Keil, M ^c   de Vial, L ^c   Street, R ^d   Conlan, K ^e   O'Connell, P E ^f   Beven, K J ^g   Kilsby, C G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UK Climate Impacts Programme ^*

^d UK Climate Impacts Programme   (United Kingdom)

^e Cascade Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Risk; Uncertainty; Water resources; Water supply and demand

Indexed keywords

CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; ENGLAND; LEVEL OF SERVICE; RISK-BASED; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER COMPANIES; WATER RESOURCE SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; RISKS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84857118292     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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