Water resources management in southern Europe: Clues for a research and innovation based regional hypercluster

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-84

  Martins, G ^a   Brito, A G ^a   Nogueira, R ^a,c   Urena M ^b   Fernandez D ^b   Luque, F J ^b   Alcacer C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b CENTA Centre for the New Water Technologies   (Spain)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Governance; Innovation; NOVIWAM; Research; Water resources

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; GOVERNANCE; INNOVATION; NOVIWAM; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRATEGIC ROLE; STRINGENT REGULATIONS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATERS RESOURCES;

ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE;

ACTION PLAN; BASIN MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER BASIN; WATER RESOURCE;

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; FIELD STUDY; FRANCE; HUMAN; PORTUGAL; RIVER; SPAIN; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84874541968     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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