Selection of spatial scale for assessing impacts of groundwater-based water supply on freshwater resources

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-97

  Hybel, A M ^a   Godskesen, B ^b   Rygaard, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HOFOR A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Groundwater abstraction; Water footprint; Water stress; Water supply; Water withdrawal impacts

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; RIVER BASIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WATER STRESS INDEX; WATER SUPPLY; WITHDRAWAL TO AVAILABILITY RATIO; HUMAN; RIVER;

DENMARK;

DENMARK; FRESH WATER; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84935007673     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.016     Document Type: Article

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