Exploring water indices and associated parameters: A case study approach

Water Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 98-111

  Gunda, Thushara ^a   Benneyworth, Laura ^a   Burchfield, Emily ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Water indices; Water poverty; Water scarcity; Water security; Water vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922928095     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2014.022     Document Type: Article

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