Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 868-889

  Flindt Jørgensen, Lisbeth ^a   Villholth, Karen G ^b   Refsgaard, Jens Christian ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Denmark; European Groundwater Directive; European Water Framework Directive; Groundwater management; sustainable groundwater abstraction; water legislation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GROUNDWATER; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DENMARK; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; GROUNDWATER DIRECTIVES; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER; LEGISLATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84987668266     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225569     Document Type: Article

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