Vulnerability of water systems to the effects of climate change and urbanization: A comparison of phoenix, Arizona and Portland, Oregon (USA)

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-195

  Larson, Kelli L ^a   Polsky, Colin ^b   Gober, Patricia ^c   Chang, Heejun ^d   Shandas, Vivek ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Urban sustainability; Vulnerability; Water management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; INCREASING SENSITIVITIES; LAND USE PLANNING; LIMITED ATTENTIONS; PORTLAND , OREGON; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; OREGON; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY; OREGON; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; OREGON; PHOENIX; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879841118     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0072-2     Document Type: Article

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