The DPSIR Approach for an Integrated River Management Framework. A Preliminary Application on a Mediterranean Site (Kalamas River -NW Greece)

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1677-1692

  Kagalou, Ifigenia ^a   Leonardos, Ioannis ^b   Anastasiadou, Chryssa ^b   Neofytou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

DPSIR model; Kalamas River basin; Management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; DRIVING FORCES; KALAMAS RIVER BASIN; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS; NUTRIENTS CONCENTRATIONS; NW GREECE; ORGANIC LOAD; PROTECTED AREAS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER POLICIES;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUTROPHICATION; MODELING; NUTRIENT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EPIRUS; GREECE; KALAMAS RIVER; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84859099399     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-9980-9     Document Type: Article

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