Integration of the biophysical and social sciences using an indicator approach: Addressing water problems at different scales

Integrated Assessment of Water Resources and Global Change: A North-South Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 111-128

  Sullivan, Caroline A ^a   Meigh, Jeremy ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicators; Integration; Poverty; Spatial scale; Water management; Water Poverty Index (WPI); Water resources

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM; POVERTY; SPATIAL SCALE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER POVERTY INDICES;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); INTEGRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84890322661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5591-1-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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