Natural resource sustainability versus livelihood resilience: Model of groundwater exploitation strategies in developing regions

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 512-522

  Ranjan, Ram ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Droughts; Groundwater; Livelihood resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING REGIONS; GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; LIVELIHOOD RESILIENCE; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

GROUNDWATER;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DROUGHT; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

INDIA;

EID: 84883797202     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000201     Document Type: Article

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