Is climate change a threat for water uses in the Mediterranean region? Results from a survey at local scale

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 543, Issue , 2016, Pages 981-996

  La Jeunesse, I ^a,b   Cirelli, C ^a   Aubin, D ^c   Larrue, C ^d   Sellami, H ^c   Afifi, S ^e   Bellin, A ^f   Benabdallah, S ^g   Bird, D N ^h   Deidda, R ^i,j   Dettori, M ^k   Engin, G ^l   Herrmann, F ^m   Ludwig, R ⁿ   Mabrouk, B ^o   Majone, B ^f   Paniconi, C ^p   Soddu, A ^k  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^e ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^g University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^h JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^j Sezione di Camerino   (Italy)

^k Agricultural Research Agency of Sardinia (AGRIS DIRVE)   (Italy)

^l YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^o ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^p CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Climate change; Mediterranean region; Rivalries; Stakeholders; Water uses

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; MANAGERS; MOBILE SECURITY; SURVEYS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; RESOURCE SHORTAGE; RIVALRIES; STAKEHOLDERS; WATER USE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; STAKEHOLDER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84929492242     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.062     Document Type: Article

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