Istanbul: the challenges of integrated water resources management in Europa’s megacity

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-17

  van Leeuwen, Kees ^a,b   Sjerps, Rosa ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blue City Index ; City Blueprint ; IWRM; Water governance; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MEGACITY; POPULATION GROWTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

EUROPE; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84957435350     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9636-z     Document Type: Review

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