Catastrophe theory to assess water security and adaptation strategy in the context of environmental change

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 463-477

  Xiao jun, Wang ^a,b,c   Jian yun, Zhang ^a,b   Shahid, Shamsuddin ^d   Xing hui, Xia ^c   Rui min, He ^a,b   Man ting, Shang ^a,b  

^a NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; Climate change; Multi criteria evaluation system; Water resources management; Water security

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CATASTROPHE THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; POPULATION GROWTH; URBANIZATION; WATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; SHAANXI; YULIN;

EID: 84897092361     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-012-9443-x     Document Type: Article

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