Combined impacts of development and climate change on the Rhône River (Switzerland and France)

Managing Water Resources in a Time of Global Change: Mountains, Valleys and Flood Plains: Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 67-93

  Bravard, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203884386     Document Type: Chapter

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