A vision for a coordinated international effort on delta sustainability

IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports

Volumn 358, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-11

  Foufoula Georgiou, Efi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; SEA LEVEL;

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS; LAND-WATER INTERFACES; REGIONAL COOPERATION; SCIENCE INTEGRATIONS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84901319243     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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