Integration of groundwater information into decision making for regional planning: A portrait for North America

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 496-504

  Lavoie, Roxane ^a   Lebel, Alexandre ^b   Joerin, Florent ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeological data; Multiple correspondence analysis; North America; Regional planning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LAND USE; POTABLE WATER; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CHEMICAL AGENT; DECISIONS MAKINGS; HUMAN HEALTH; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; HYDROGEOLOGICAL DATA; LAND USE PLANNING; LEVEL OF USE; MULTIPLE CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER;

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; NORTH AMERICA; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871772512     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.056     Document Type: Article

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