Assessment of the Sustainability of Water Resources Management: A Critical Review of the City Blueprint Approach

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 5649-5670

  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 change; EIP Water; Sustainability indicators; Urban water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPRECIATION; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AGGREGATION METHODS; INDICATOR FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; TERTIARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84940962504     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-1139-z     Document Type: Article

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