A decision framework for wetland management in a river basin context: The "Abras de Mantequilla" case study in the Guayas River Basin, Ecuador

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-114

  Arias Hidalgo, M ^a,b,c   Villa Cox, G ^c,d   Griensven, A V ^a,e   Solorzano G ^c   Villa Cox, R ^c   Mynett, A E ^a,b   Debels, P ^f  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

^d BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f Antea Group   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision support framework; Expert judgment; Management solutions; Modeling framework; River catchment; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ECUADOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER BASIN; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

EID: 84890205327     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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