Application of the Improved City Blueprint Framework in 45 Municipalities and Regions

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 4629-4647

  Koop, Steven H A ^a,b   van Leeuwen, Cornelis J ^a,b  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blue City Index ; Climate adaptation; Sustainability indicators; Waste treatment; Water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; HEURISTIC METHODS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CLIMATE ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; HIER-ARCHICAL CLUSTERING; INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84940956415     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-1079-7     Document Type: Article

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