Water for agriculture and the environment: The ultimate trade-off

Water Policy

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 136-146

  Vaux, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural water use; Blue water; Environmental amenities and services; Environmental water uses; Global water availability; Green water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858258165     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2012.209     Document Type: Article

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