Climate change and water security: Challenges for adaptive water management

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 625-632

  Allan, Catherine ^a   Xia, Jun ^b   Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

CHINA;

EID: 84890142600     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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