The Status of the European Waters in 2015: A Review

Environmental Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 543-557

  Tsakiris, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blue print; Droughts; Ecological status; EU water policies; Flood directive; Floods; Water framework directive; Water quality; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLOODS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; NEW MEMBER STATES; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER POLICIES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; TERRITORY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84950313414     PISSN: 21987491     EISSN: 21987505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40710-015-0079-1     Document Type: Article

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