Managing drought risk in water supply systems in Europe: A review

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-289

  Rossi, Giuseppe ^a   Cancelliere, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

drought management; drought monitoring; drought risk; measures for coping with drought; prevention of water shortages

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DROUGHT INDICES; DROUGHT MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT MONITORING; DROUGHT PLANNING; DROUGHT RISKS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; WATER SHORTAGES;

DROUGHT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGISLATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84878808517     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.713848     Document Type: Article

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