Water transfer as a solution to water shortage: A fix that can Backfire

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 491, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-39

  Gohari, Alireza ^a,d   Eslamian, Saeid ^a   Mirchi, Ali ^b   Abedi Koupaei, Jahangir ^a   Massah Bavani, Alireza ^c   Madani, Kaveh ^d  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Gav Khouni; Iran; System dynamics; Water resources management; Water transfer; Zayandeh Rud

Indexed keywords

GAV-KHOUNI; IRAN; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER TRANSFERS; ZAYANDEH-RUD;

AGRICULTURE; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

WATER SUPPLY;

POLICY MAKING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; WATER DEMAND; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

IRAN; ZAYANDEH BASIN;

EID: 84877674917     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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