Assessing drinking water consumption by inhabitants and tourists in the Alps using a WebGIS for information distribution

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 50-70

  Klug, Hermann ^a   Dabiri, Zahra ^a   Hochwimmer, Barbara ^a,b   Zalavari, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Research Studios Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

alpine space; geoportal; GIS; hydrology; OGC; spatial assessment; water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ALPS;

EID: 84863677637     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2012.680499     Document Type: Article

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