The hydrological and economic impacts of changing water allocation in political regions within the peri-urban South Creek catchment in Western Sydney I: Model development

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 499, Issue , 2013, Pages 339-348

  Davidson, Brian ^a   Malano, Hector ^a   Nawarathna, Bandara ^a   Maheshwari, Basant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydro economic modelling; Political segregation; South Creek catchment; System Harmonisation; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATER USE; ALLOCATION SYSTEMS; BENEFIT COST RATIOS; HARMONISATION; HYDRO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; INTEGRATED MODELING; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

CATCHMENTS; CIVIL AVIATION; POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CATCHMENT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOUTH CREEK; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84882728074     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.052     Document Type: Article

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