A coupled human-natural systems analysis of irrigated agriculture under changing climate

Water Resources Research

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 6928-6947

  Giuliani, M ^a   Li, Y ^a   Castelletti, A ^a,b   Gandolfi, C ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

climate change; coupled human natural systems; water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT; ECONOMICS; LAND USE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTATION POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; COUPLED HUMAN-NATURAL SYSTEMS; DROUGHT INTENSITIES; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY AND DEMANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROMETEOROLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADDA RIVER; ITALY; LOMBARDY;

EID: 84987837112     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016WR019363     Document Type: Article

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