Indicator-based water sustainability assessment - A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 438, Issue , 2012, Pages 357-371

  Juwana, I ^a   Muttil, N ^b   Perera, B J C ^b  

^a BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Components; Indicators; Sustainability principles; Sustainable development; Water sustainability index

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPONENTS; CURRENT STATUS; DECISION MAKERS; INDEX VALUES; ON CURRENTS; ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUSTAINABILITY; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WEIGHTING SCHEME;

INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LAND USE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRESH WATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84866719265     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.08.093     Document Type: Review

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