Assessing ecological land use and water demand of river systems: A case study in Luanhe River, North China

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2469-2483

  Yan, D H ^a   Wang, G ^a   Wang, H ^a   Qin, T L ^a,b  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATIONS; ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION; ECOLOGICAL WATER DEMAND; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; MINIMUM ECOLOGICAL FLOWS; RESERVOIR SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL FRAMEWORKS;

ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

BUFFER ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EVAPORATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEEPAGE; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; LUAN RIVER;

EID: 84880650423     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2469-2012     Document Type: Article

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