Climate change and the water-energy nexus: An urban challenge

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-275

  da Costa Silva, Gabriela ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate change action plan; DPSIR; Energy; Megacities; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACTION PLAN; DPSIR; ENERGY; MEGACITIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ACTION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MEGACITY; WATER DEMAND;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907738035     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2013.082     Document Type: Article

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