Economic impacts of climate change on water resources in the coterminous United States

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-157

  Henderson, James ^a   Rodgers, Charles ^b   Jones, Russell ^a   Smith, Joel ^a   Strzepek, Kenneth ^c   Martinich, Jeremy ^d  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Economic analysis; Impacts; Mitigation policy; Water demand; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918496070     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-013-9483-x     Document Type: Article

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